At 2pm on Monday, fishing boat DNa 90152 from Da Nang’s Thanh Khe District was towed to land by workers from Da Nang’s Bac My An Shipbuilding Cooperative for repair.  The boat had been capsized by a Chinese ship whilst it was legally operating in the traditional Hoang Sa fishing grounds on 26 May.  The incident caused serious damage to the Vietnamese fishing boat.

Here are some photos, taken by Da Nang Newspaper reporter Ngoc Phu, which show how the fishing boat was seriously damaged by the Chinese ship.

Pumping out water from the hull

A crane lifting the prow of the boat

The authorised Chairman of the city’s Fishery Association, Mr Tran Van Linh, monitoring the recovery

The hull of the fishing boat emerged from the water

The boat brought onto land

The port side of the boat was rammed by the Chinese ship

Broken electrical wiring

The seriously damaged cabin

Fishing nets torn to shreds

The damaged stern