Three fishermen fishing boat 97469 TS: Huynh Xuan Phi, Vo Van Hoai and Le Minh Don are all residing in Hoai Nhon district, Binh Dinh province.

"The days of floating in the sea do not think much, I just hope everyone tries to stay, but then one by one, each one gets exhausted, let go of his hand," "About an hour if no one saves, We also let go of our hands because we were tired, we did not have the strength to cling, "" We were able to return, but brothers, boat friends, boat friends are still out there "...

These are tearful shares of 3 Binh Dinh fishermen on board the 97469 TS, fortunately escaped death, right after the handover ceremony on the morning of November 3, between the Navy Region 4 and representatives of Hoai Nhon town government ( Pacify).

They are 3 out of 26 Binh Dinh fishermen who were found and returned to shore during this time. All three were crew members of the fishing boat of the 97469 TS, led by Mr. Vo Ngoc Do, sunk on the evening of October 27 while on the way to avoid storm 9. The casualty area was far east of Nha Trang 170 nautical miles.

Recently, medical staff of KN 490 ship checked the wound in his neck (due to colliding with wooden blocks while struggling at sea) before leaving the ship, to return to his hometown to reunite with his family, Mr. Vo Van Hoai (born in 1985) said that when the ship sank, there was only one person wearing a life jacket and all were worried about slapping water to save the ship from sinking.

“If only then, everyone had life jackets, it would have been different !,” said Hoai painfully.

The story was interrupted when Huynh Xuan Phi (born in 1985) limped over to talk. Mr. Phi chokedly said that when floating at sea, he only wished that if he wore life jackets, many people could not die; Wish you had something to eat. But the brothers just drank salt water and held their breath, and then each of them exhausted, could not hold on, left forever.

Mr. Phi said that when the ship was destroyed, people were worried to save the ship, until it could no longer be saved, the ship kept sinking and sinking. 14 people on the boat drifted into 2 groups, his group had 8 people clinging to a piece of wood that had sprung from the hull but only 3 remained able to return, and the other 5 people due to lack of water, food, drowning strength, again mentally exhausted, so let go, disappeared right in front of you.

Le Minh Don (born in 2000) - the youngest young man who was saved - said that on the afternoon of October 27, when running on the shore to shelter the storm, the wind was strong, the waves rose 8-9 meters, causing his ship to be damaged. machine.

The fishermen tried to slap water to prevent the ship from sinking, while waiting for the rescue force. But the storm was getting bigger and the waves became more and more intense, so just 30 minutes after the water was broken, the ship sank into the sea.

“When leaving the boat, all 14 people decided to live together and die in the same direction, but the big wave swept away in two places. My group is 8 and 3 are still alive, and Captain Vo Ngoc Do's group is still unknown, ”said Le Minh Don.

After medical examination, 3 fishermen greeted fishermen KN 490 - who took medical care of them and searched for the remaining missing fishermen, to leave the ship. They shook hands, hugged each other and shed tears but no one cried out loud. Those are tears of happiness when being reunited, but also painful and painful tears when brothers and sisters are still somewhere in the ocean.

Welcoming 3 fishermen who were rescued, in addition to the government representative of Hoai Nhon town, Binh Dinh province, there is also Mr. Le Quang Tiep - Le Minh Don's father. The father and son met, the father hugged him and cried loudly.

“Hearing the news that our son is still alive, we are very happy but also sad because many people have not found it yet and storm number 10 comes in…,” said Mr. Le Quang Tiep, wiping his tears.

The reunion moment of father and son Nguyen Van DON

"The days of floating in the sea do not think much, I just hope everyone tries to stay, but then one by one, each one gets exhausted, let go of their hands," "About an hour if no one saves, We also let go of our hands because we were tired, we did not have the strength to cling, "" We were able to return, but brothers, boat friends, boat friends are still out there "

These are tearful shares of 3 Binh Dinh fishermen on board the 97469 TS, fortunately escaped death, right after the handover ceremony on the morning of November 3, between the Naval Region 4 and the representative of Hoai Nhon town government ( Pacify).

They are 3 out of 26 Binh Dinh fishermen who were found and returned to shore during this time. All three were crew members of the fishing boat of the 97469 TS, led by Mr. Vo Ngoc Do, sunk on the evening of October 27 while on his way to avoid storm 9. The casualty area was far east of Nha Trang 170 nautical miles.

Recently, medical staff of KN 490 ship checked the wound in his neck (due to colliding with wooden blocks while struggling at sea) before leaving the ship, to return to his hometown to reunite with his family, Mr. Vo Van Hoai (born in 1985) said that when the ship sank, there was only one person wearing a life vest and all were worried about slapping water to save the ship from sinking.

"If only then, everyone had life jackets, it would have been different!", Hoai said painfully.

The story was interrupted when Huynh Xuan Phi (born in 1985) limped over to talk. Mr. Phi chokedly said that when floating at sea, he only wished that if he wore life jackets, many people could not die; Wish you had something to eat. But the brothers just drank salt water and held their breath, and then each of them was exhausted, unable to hold on, leaving forever.

Mr. Phi said that when the ship was damaged, people were worried to save the ship, until it could no longer be saved, the ship kept sinking and sinking. 14 people on the boat drifted into 2 groups, his group had 8 people clinging to a piece of wood that had sprung from the hull but only 3 people could hold back to return, and the other 5 people due to lack of water, food, drowning strength, again mentally exhausted, so let go, disappeared right in front of you.

Le Minh Don (born in 2000) - the youngest young man who was saved - said that on the afternoon of October 27, when he ran to the shore to shelter the storm, the wind was high, the waves rose 8-9 meters, causing his ship to be damaged. machine.

The fishermen tried to slap water to prevent the ship from sinking, while waiting for the rescue force. But the storm was getting bigger and the waves became more and more intense, so just 30 minutes after the water was broken, the ship sank into the sea.

“When leaving the boat, all 14 people decided to live together and die in the same direction, but the big wave swept away in two places. My group is 8 and 3 are still alive, and Captain Vo Ngoc Do's group is still unknown, ”said Le Minh Don.

After medical examination, 3 fishermen greeted fishermen KN 490 who took medical care of them and searched for the remaining missing fishermen, to leave the boat. They shook hands, hugged each other and shed tears, but no one cried out loud. Those are tears of happiness when returning to reunite, but also painful and painful tears when brothers and sisters are still somewhere in the ocean.

Welcoming 3 fishermen who were rescued, in addition to the government representative of Hoai Nhon town, Binh Dinh province, there is also Mr. Le Quang Tiep - Le Minh Don's father. The father and son met, the father hugged him and cried loudly.

The three fishermen fishing boat 97469 TS and 3 fishermen of one fishing vessel stayed to assist in the search for other missing fishermen, Rear Admiral Ngo Van Thuan, Political Commissar of Region 4 Navy hope after this accident, They will be more brave, transmit safe seafaring experiences to other fishermen, together to stretch out to sea, contribute to protecting the sea and islands of the country.

On the same fateful day of October 27, in addition to the boat, the 97469 TS, had an accident with 11 fishermen still missing, the fishing boat 96388 TS was also damaged and sank at a position about 130 nautical miles from the coast of Cam Ranh. (There are 12 fishermen on board).

Currently, the search for 12 fishermen of the 96388 TS fishing boat and the remaining 11 fishermen of the 97469 TS fishing boat has not been successful.

Mr. Nguyen Chi Cong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoai Nhon town, said Hoai Nhon is a locality with a large number of people participating in the marine profession. Over the years, accidents at sea of ​​fishing ships have been promptly rescued by the units. However, this two fishing boats sinking incident caused much damage to fishermen's families and the locality.

After the incident occurred, the locality organized a visit to the health and encouraged the relatives of the fishermen who were still missing and called for the help of society to help these families overcome. immediate problems./.