Vietnamese describe ordeal of Filipino fishermen they rescued 0 SHARES Share it! The Vietnamese crew found a group of 20 Filipino fishermen wearing life jackets clinging on to plastic barrels and pieces of wood. Aboard the Vietnamese boat, the Filipino crew borrowed their radio to inform a sister boat in the area about the ordeal they went through. For saving the lives of the Filipino fishermen, the Philippine government thanked the Vietnamese crewmembers before the United Nations on June 17. “The 22 Filipino crew were left in the water until a Vietnamese vessel took them on board.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 19, 2019 04:07 UTC