Fishermen rescued off Ca Mau

Ca Mau Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue said on Monday that the fishermen’s boat sunk due to strong waves when it was 43 nautical miles away from Rach Goc.

Captain Nguyen Van Toan and five other fishermen were rescued by 9.30am yesterday and brought ashore. All are in stable health.

Local authorities and fishermen are helping salvage the sunken boat.