A Vietnamese fishing boat seized illegally in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and released by the Chinese earlier this month are expected to arrive Ly Son District Tuesday .
A rescue ship of the Vietnam National Search and Rescue Committee received the nine fishermen at 3 pm Monday.
After 44 days in detention and trapped by the storm, finally, Ly Son’s nine fishermen saw the national flag of Vietnam Marine Police’s ship. They were moved to tear, according to Tuoi Tre reporters from the Hoang Sa archipelago.
The two Tuoi Tre reporters on board with Vietnam Marine Police Guard to receive the nine fishermen at 2pm Monday.
The two reporters together with Vietnam Marine Police force left the Hoang Sa archipelago in the night on duty to welcome nine fishermen on boat QNg 66478TS captain by Mai Phung Luu after receiving information from the force 2:30 pm Sunday.
Vietnam’s rescue ship was moving into the Hoang Sa archipelago 9am Monday.
White spot was identified as China’s fishing boat 4601. From the cabin, we saw Vietnam’s boat QNg 66478TS.
Officials and soldiers on Vietnam’s rescue ship were fully prepared for receiving the vessel and fisherman.
Ship's boat and marine police boats were ordered released into the sea to prepare for the approaching fishing vessel to receive the fishermen brought on board. We observed fishermen standing on the deck of boat QNg 66478TS.
Captain Mai Phung Luu was happy to know Sunday that Vietnam’s rescue ship on the way to receive them via the Voice of Vietnam radio. All fishermen celebrated the joy and happiness.
The receipt of nine fishermen and fishing vessels QNg 66,478 completed.
Food, medicine, clothing and marine police boats moved to the nine fishermen and fishing vessels. Two of the nine fishermen have the weakest health care was transferred to Coast Guard vessels. 7 people left on board fishing vessels.
Fishermen’s diary
China released a Vietnamese fishing boat and its crew Monday after seizing them in Vietnamese waters a month ago.
Boat QNg 66478TS had failed to arrive home by Tuesday morning from the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago. China claimed that it released the boat last Saturday and that the boat left for home at 1pm Monday.
After being released, the boat QNg 66478TS had problems on the way back and lost contact with the mainland. The Chinese side found the boat QNg 66478TS and its nine fishermen and brought them back to Tru Cau Island nearby Hoang Sa.
The local authorities Sunday morning kept communicating with the Hoang Sa archipelago but received busy telecom signals. They contacted a Chinese-spoke man by late morning. He said that vessels QNg TS-66478 and its nine members were staying at his place, avoiding the storm.
He said a new storm set to arrive in next few days, posing danger to the fishermen.
There were no communication means nearby the vessels QNg TS-66478 and its crew, the man said over the phone.
He added the nine fishermen were in good health condition. They would stay here and rest until the storm passed.
Vietnam has been involved in a maritime dispute with China over the Hoang Sa which that country occupied in 1974.
The two nations, together with Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, claim all or part of the archipelago.
Also, Vietnam has accused China of repeatedly detaining Vietnamese fishing boats near the islands over the past years. Last year, it arrested 17 fishing boats and 210 fishermen from Vietnam, with all the fishermen and 13 boats having been later released.
The East Sea is the shortest route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans and has some of the world's busiest shipping lanes through which more than half of the global oil tanker traffic passes.
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