Vietnam fisherman survives 96 hours adrift at sea: "I thought of my 2 children"
A 46-year-old Vietnamese fisherman was rescued by the navy after surviving 96 hours adrift at sea. He credited his survival to the motivation provided by thoughts of his two children.
Why it matters
This story highlights a successful search-and-rescue operation and the human resilience involved in maritime survival incidents.
Vietnamese fisherman Truong Van Trung, who survived 96 hours adrift at sea, was brought ashore by Naval Squadron 129’s Ship 743 on Tuesday morning, after being rescued at sea.
Ship 743 of Naval Squadron 129 brought fisherman Truong Van Trung ashore on August 18 after he survived 96 hours adrift at sea.
At 10:30 am on Tuesday, Ship 743 of Naval Squadron 129 brought fisherman Truong Van Trung, 46, from An Giang Province, southern Vietnam, into the squadron's port in Phuoc Thang Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
After days adrift at sea with little hope of rescue, fisherman Truong Van Trung reached land at around 11:00 am on Tuesday at the port of Naval Squadron 129 in Phuoc Thang Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
Trung, 46, was wearing a white T-shirt, with slightly overgrown hair and a beard.
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