Sudden High Waves Damage or Sweep Away Five Fishing Boats in Quang Tri
Translated from Vietnamese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Five fishing boats and fishing gear were affected by rising tides and large waves in Quang Tri province.
- One fisherman, Ho Van Thang, swam safely ashore after his boat sank about 100 metres from land; border guards later recovered it.
- Border guards and residents moved four other boats to safety, with initial damage estimated at more than 50 million Vietnamese dong.
Five fishing boats and their gear were swept away or damaged by rising tides and large waves in Quang Tri province, Vietnam.
One boat, belonging to Ho Van Thang of Gio Hai 1 hamlet, sank about 100 metres from shore while he was fishing. Thang swam safely to land, and 10 border guards from Cua Viet Port Border Guard Station worked with residents and local authorities to recover the vessel.
The boat was brought safely ashore by 7 a.m. The border guards then helped Thangโs family assess the damage and repair the vessel so it could return to operation.
Earlier that morning, high tides and large waves had also swept four fishing boats and their gear away from the My Thuy hamlet area. Twenty officers and soldiers from Hai An Border Guard Station coordinated with residents to move the property to safety. The four boats and their equipment had been secured by 4 a.m.
Initial losses exceeded 50 million Vietnamese dong, mainly because some fishing gear was swept away and the boats were damaged.
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Originally published by Thanh Niรชn in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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