According the National Committee Office on Incident, Disaster Response, and Search and Rescue, the rescue of fishing boat BD 98095 TS from the central coastal province of Binh Dinh is getting underway in a prompt fashion.

At around 6.00am on 13 March, the fishing vessel with 5 crew members onboard, suffered engine failure, and it was then adrift in the sea at around 290 nautical miles east-northeast off Da Nang-based Son Tra Peninsula,

Currently, the distressed boat is being towed to safety by another fishing vessel from the same province.

The distressed ship is expected to be safely brought back to Tam Quan Town, Hoai Nhon District, Binh Dinh Province tomorrow, on Tuesday.