Using coracle boats to catch fish has been practiced in Phuoc Hai town, Dat Do district long time ago. Every morning, more than 300 coracle fishing boats go to the sea to catch shrimp and fish. The fish caught in 3 to 4 hours can be sold at about VND500,000 and sometimes even to dozens of millions of Vietnamese dongs. Traders purchase the seafood at wharfs. The fishermen are happy with the fish of high economic value. This Lac Vang fish is sold at nearly VND1 million. Coracles are pulled ashore after a fishing trip. Coracles are now fastened to engine. Fishermen prepare fishing nets for the next day. Using coracle boats to catch fish has been practiced in Phuoc Hai town, Dat Do district long time ago. Every morning, more than 300 coracle fishing boats go to the sea to catch shrimp and fish. The fish caught in 3 to 4 hours can be sold at about VND500,000 and sometimes even to dozens of millions of Vietnamese dongs. Traders purchase the seafood at … [Read more...] about Fishermen with big catches of fish in traditional basket boats
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24 fishermen saved from drifting boat
A rescue ship from the Việt Nam Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre Region III. — Photo vov.vn Viet Nam News Because of storm Yutu, rescuers had trouble reaching the fishermen. They finally reached the stricken vessel at 10am and began pumping water out of it before towing the boat to co-ordination centre Region III in Vũng Tàu. Yutu made landfall in the municipality of Dinapigue in Isabela, on the northern island of Luzon, the Philippines on Tuesday morning. On Tuesday afternoon, Yutu entered the East Sea, making it the seventh storm to hit the region this year. As of 4pm, the storm is about 770km from the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago to the east. At 4pm on Wednesday, it is forecast to be about 560km from the archipelago with wind strengths near the eye of up to 100-115 km per hour. — VNS … [Read more...] about 24 fishermen saved from drifting boat
Final test of Enabling Boat project held in Vinh Long
Final test of Enabling Boat project held in Vinh LongThe Saigon Times Daily Students with high scores are rewarded after the test - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER HCMC - Microsoft Vietnam in collaboration with The Dariu Foundation (TDF) organized the final test for students participating in the “Enabling Boat” project in Vinh Long Province in mid-October. The event drew more than 150 students from three Mekong Delta provinces of Vinh Long, Tien Giang and Hau Giang. The final test included three sections namely programming in Scratch, robot car race, and hackathon. The “Enabling Boat” project aims to support disadvantaged youth in the Mekong Delta to get access to computer science and code literacy. Through the project, Microsoft Vietnam and TDF expect to provide computer skills and code literacy training courses for 35,000 students, of which 10,000 students are trained with programming languages Scratch and Kodu. Besides, more than 200 local … [Read more...] about Final test of Enabling Boat project held in Vinh Long
Boat explosion in Quang Ngai injures at least 14
One victim has received special treatment while five other fishermen with minor injuries have been kept under supervision at the health station in Ly Son island. According to preliminary information, at 10pm on October 17, a fishing boat with 14 crew members on board, captained by fishermen Truong Minh Kinh from Ly Son district was returning to the shore when the boat suddenly exploded while it was about six nautical miles from Ly Son Island. The incident sadly took one fisherman’s life and left another 6 injured. After the incident the authorities were notified, they coordinated with relevant agencies in Ly Son district to urgently bring the vessel to shore. The injured victims were then taken to hospital for emergency treatment. Vice Chairman of Ly Son district People’s Committee Nguyen Van Cuong said the cause of the incident is still under investigation. … [Read more...] about Boat explosion in Quang Ngai injures at least 14
One person killed, 13 others injured in Quang Ngai boat explosion
A fishing boat exploded on Wednesday evening while on its way back to shore in the central province of Quang Ngai, killing one crew member and injuring 13 others. Vice chairman of Ly Son District People's Committee, Le Van Ninh, confirmed with Dantri/Dtinews on October 18 that the accident occurred at about 10pm when a boat of fisherman Truong Minh Kinh was coming back to shore after nearly a month out in the sea. "The boat was about six nautical miles from Ly Son Island when it suddenly exploded," Ninh said. "Fisherman Duong Minh Hung, 21, died while 13 others were injured including eight seriously hurt. Ninh said that all the injured fishermen have been sent to hospital and local police are investigating the accident. … [Read more...] about One person killed, 13 others injured in Quang Ngai boat explosion