Recently, the Coast Guard force rescued 5 fishermen who were suffocated at sea in the southern province of Tien Giang. 

These are the fishermen from An Giang and Kien Giang who were working on Mong Cam, a fish buying boat in Tien Giang. They were asphyxiated while cleaning the engine compartment of the ship. Three of them were severely injured and had to use ventilators. 

The Coast Guard force transported the victims to the port of Fleet 401 and handed over them to the Phu Quoc Medical Center for further treatment.

The Coast Guard force rescued 5 fishermen who had suffocated at sea.

Search and rescue at sea is one of the regular missions of the Coast Guard in the waters of Vietnam. To get information and quickly access to ships in distress or incidents at sea, over the years, the Vietnam Coast Guard has set up hotlines with 7 countries in the region and maintained the operation of the information sharing center with law enforcement forces of 20 countries. 

Recently, the Vietnam Coast Guard has cooperated with the coast guard forces of other countries to arrest foreign armed pirates, rescuing many sailors and ships. The Vietnam Coast Guard also rescued many cargo ships suffering from fire and explosion incidents when passing through Vietnamese waters as well as hundreds of fishing boats in distress every year. 

Huyen Sam