Vietnam rescues Filipino fishermen stranded at sea
By Phan Anh  January 25, 2021 | 02:40 pm GMT+7
The KN 472 vessel of the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance receives four Filipino fishermen stranded at sea, January 23, 2021. Photo by VOV.
Four Filipino fishermen were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing vessel after being separated from their ship at sea.
At around 7 a.m. Saturday, Ednor Villacino, 30, Rolly Baleso, 30, Rommel Evan, 32, and Eraed Dayot, 41, departed Filipino fishing vessel Athan to fish. But they got lost and stranded around 24 nautical miles to the southeast of Sand Cay, part of Vietnam's Spratly Islands,
Vietnam News Agency reported.
At around 3:30 p.m. the same day, a Vietnamese fishing vessel found and rescued the four fishermen, while broadcasting a distress signal to request help from authorities.