Rescued 3 Vietnamese people in a boat sinking in Nicaragua

On February 10, First Secretary, Consular Affairs of the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba and Nicaragua, Vu Van Chuyen, said that under the direction of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba has been actively carrying out citizen protection work for the three Vietnamese survivors of the boat sinking in Nicaragua.

The Vietnamese citizens include Truong Thi My Khanh, female, 24 years old; Hungarian residence card number: 001408524; Ho Long, male, 25 years old; Hungarian residence card number: 001409266 and Nguyen Van Duoc, male, 26 years old, with a Vietnamese driver's license issued in Thua Thien-Hue.

The Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it has been providing food and medical care; at the same time, it requested that Vietnamese authorities notify the families of the above victims and cooperate in bringing these three citizens back to Vietnam.

The Nicaraguan Navy said the boat carrying 17 migrants of Indian, Iranian, Egyptian and Vietnamese nationality departed on February 4 from Colombia's San Andres Island and sank in the waters off the country's coast, near Corn Islands, 150 meters from the mainland, at 7 a.m. (local time) on February 5.

Initial reports indicate that 5 people have died and 4 are missing. Nicaraguan authorities have rescued 8 people, including 3 Vietnamese citizens, and are continuing to search for the missing victims.