Four fishermen rescued after drifting at sea for nine days

A rescuer operates on a vessel to search for the crew members of a missing vessel near the Spratly Islands. Photo courtesy of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue of Binh Thuan

Four fishermen in central Vietnam have been rescued after drifting at sea for nine days.

The fishermen were crew members of a ship which departed from Phan Thiet Port in Binh Thuan Province towards waters of the Spratly Islands (Truong Sa) on June 21. The ship, with 15 crew members, went missing on July 10 amid rough seas and strong winds.

The last known location of the ship at around 5 a.m. that day was about 233 km away from Phan Thiet Port, authorities said.

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