A boat capsizes on April 6 near Ganh Hao sea gate in Bac Lieu province. (Photo: congan.com.vn) BacLieu (VNA) – Two people died when a boat carrying some 80 attendantsof the Nghing Ong Festival capsized in Bac Lieu province on April 6 morning.
The dead, both 17, were identified as Le Ngoc Han from Ganh Hao town and TranTu Tran from Dong Hai district.
By 2pm of the same day, 39 people were rescued from the sea, and 17hospitalised for emergency treatment.
Theboat capsized shortly after it departed from the Ganh Hao estuary. The accidentspot is some 2 km from the estuary.
Initialinvestigation revealed that the boat belonged to fishermen. It capsized due tobig wave and winds and because it was overloaded, said Ngo Thanh That, Deputy Directorof the Bac Lieu Police.
Following the accident, the Prime Minister issued a dispatch requesting the BacLieu People’s Committee, in conjunction with the National Committee for Searchand Rescue to work with the provincial People’s Committee and relevant agenciesto promptly carry out search and rescue work.
The provincial People’s Committee was asked to visit the rescued people and familiesof the deceased and directed competent agencies to clear up the accident’sreason.
The Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentand the provincial People’s Committee instruct competent agencies to tighten examinationand management over inland water and sea vessels in order to ensure safety andavoid similar accidents, the dispatch noted.
The Nghing Ong Festival was held on April 4-6 this year at the On Nam Hai Shrinein Bac Lieu province’s Dong Hai district. It is a traditional festival of thecoastal province’s fishing community, who prays for a safe and prosperousfishing season.-VNA
The dead, both 17, were identified as Le Ngoc Han from Ganh Hao town and TranTu Tran from Dong Hai district.
By 2pm of the same day, 39 people were rescued from the sea, and 17hospitalised for emergency treatment.
Theboat capsized shortly after it departed from the Ganh Hao estuary. The accidentspot is some 2 km from the estuary.
Initialinvestigation revealed that the boat belonged to fishermen. It capsized due tobig wave and winds and because it was overloaded, said Ngo Thanh That, Deputy Directorof the Bac Lieu Police.
Following the accident, the Prime Minister issued a dispatch requesting the BacLieu People’s Committee, in conjunction with the National Committee for Searchand Rescue to work with the provincial People’s Committee and relevant agenciesto promptly carry out search and rescue work.
The provincial People’s Committee was asked to visit the rescued people and familiesof the deceased and directed competent agencies to clear up the accident’sreason.
The Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentand the provincial People’s Committee instruct competent agencies to tighten examinationand management over inland water and sea vessels in order to ensure safety andavoid similar accidents, the dispatch noted.
The Nghing Ong Festival was held on April 4-6 this year at the On Nam Hai Shrinein Bac Lieu province’s Dong Hai district. It is a traditional festival of thecoastal province’s fishing community, who prays for a safe and prosperousfishing season.-VNA
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