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05/04/2023
At 17:10 on April 5, 2023, the helicopter Bel 505 code number 8650 with five people onboard (including 01 pilot and 04 passengers) crashed between Cat Ba Archipelago, Hai Phong, and Tuan Chau Island, Quang Ninh. The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) immediately coordinated with Hai Phong Radio Coastal Station to initiate an EGC broadcast requiring nearby ships to urgently join the search and rescue operation. Vietnam MRCC also coordinated with local authorities to mobilise all available resources. Upon the command of the National Committee for Incident, Disaster Response, and Search and Rescue (VINASARCOM), the Ministry of Transport, the Vietnam Maritime Administration, Vietnam MRCC has dispatched SAR 411 from Hai Phong to the incident site. A government task force, led by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, onboards SAR 411 to oversee the search efforts. The task force included Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Binh, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People's Army of Viet Nam, Standing Vice Chairman of VINASARCOM; Mr. Khuat Viet Hung, Vice President of the National Traffic Safety Committee; Mr. Dinh Viet Thang, the Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam; and Mr. Bui Van Minh, Director General of Vietnam MRCC along with experienced search and rescue experts in aviation and maritime fields. Deputy Prime Minister Quang urged rescuers to deploy maximum resources with utmost determination and efficiency to locate the missing persons.
By 23:30 on April 5, rescuers had found two bodies and aircraft debris. The search involved 13 vessels from Vietnam MRCC, the Border Guards of Hai Phong and Quang Ninh provinces, local authorities, and additional fishing and tourist boats to find the remaining three missing persons./.
SAR 411 vessel
Location of the helicopter crash
Divers searching for victims at the crash site
Rescue forces conducting search operations
Mr. Bui Van Minh, General Director of Vietnam MRCC, with experienced search and rescue experts, onboards SAR 411
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and the task force at the scene directing search operations
