Search and Rescue News

Promptly recused fisherman in distress on Spratly Islands (19/09/2023)

On the evening of September 19, 2023, while squid fishing in the Spratly Islands area (Northeast 207 nautical miles from Nha Trang), the fishing vessel named QNa 94464 TS had 01 crew (Full name: Hoang The Bao; Year of birth: 1989; Birthplace: Binh...

02 fishing boats sank, maximum force mobilized to search for 13 missing fishermen (17/10/2023)

The Vietnam MRCC (the Centre) received information that 02 fishing boats of Quang Nam Province sank while operating at sea in the northern area of Truong Sa archipelago: The squid fishing boat QNa 90129 TS, captained by Mr. Luong Van Vien (47 years...

Handing over 14 fishermen of fishing boat BĐ 98268 TS (22/11/2023)

At 10:00 a.m. on November 21st, 2023, the vessel CSB 4034 docked at the Command Port in Vung Tau to hand over 14 fishermen of the sunken fishing boat BĐ 98268 TS to relevant authorities.

Fishermen consecutively encounter accidents at sea (17/09/2023)

On September 17th, 2023, Vietnam MRCC received the distress information: the fishing vessel QNa 90767 TS had a crew (Full name: Le Chi Trung, year of birth: 2000, birthplace: Tam Quan, Nui Thanh, Quang Nam) suffering from severe pain in the right...

M/V SAR 272 successfully rescued 10 fishermen in distress at sea (26/09/2023)

On September 26th 2023, M/V SAR 272 has promptly rescued 10 fishermen from the fishing boat BL 93279 TS drifting at sea

All night rescue of a crew member suffering from occupational accident on a fishing boat in Phu Yen (15/05/2023)

On 13 May, 2023, Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) received the distress information from the fishing vessel named PY 90179 TS: there was 01 crew (Full name: Le Kiet, born in 1985, title: Captain) whose right hand...

Timely rescue the crew of an international oil tanker in Khanh Hoa waters (03/04/2023)

On April 1, 2023, Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (under the Ministry of Transport, Vietnam Maritime Administration) received information: The oil tanker named C.FREEDOM (Nationality: Panama; deadweight of nearly 300,000 tons)...

Timely rescue the crew from foreign oil tanker in Khanh Hoa waters (03/03/2023)

At 23:36 on March 2, 2023, Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) received distress information: Crude oil tanker named MARAN THETIS (Nationality: Greece; IMO number: 9421427) was underway from China to Singapore, when...

Vietnamese search and rescue officer receives the 2021 IMO Bravery Award (10/12/2021)

Vietnamese Rescuer To Receive IMO Bravery Award (06/07/2021)

Mr. Tran Van Khoi, Search and Rescue Officer from Viet Nam, will receive the award for rescuing four survivors from a sunken vessel.

Successfully rescues Captain of the vessel TAMPA (05/06/2023)

At 15:00 P.M on 05 June, 2023, Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No.IV (Nha Trang MRCC) received the distress information that Mr. Tzamalis Spyridon, the Greek Captain of vessel TAMPA was suffering from cough, fever, breathing...

Germany’s Sea Watch rescues 100 migrants off Libya (23/04/2021)

Timely rescues 04 Vietnamese fishermen in distress in international waters (19/07/2023)

Once receiving the task of being on duty at the search and rescue checkpoint during the storm season in the Con Dao sea area (Ba Ria - Vung Tau province), the specialized search and rescue ship SAR 413 immediately deployed the rescue operation of...