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Vietnamese rescuer honoured with IMO bravery award

A search and rescue officer from Vietnam has been selected to receive the 2021 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, after saving the lives of four people from a sunken cargo ship in extreme weather and heavy seas.
Vietnamese rescuer honoured with IMO bravery award ảnh 1Tran Van Khoi (R) awarded the 2021 IMO "Exceptional Bravery at Sea" award for his efforts to rescue crew members on sunken VIETSHIP 01. (Photo: Vietnam MRCC)
Hanoi (VNA) - A search and rescue officer from Vietnamhas been selected to receive the 2021 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea,after saving the lives of four people from a sunken cargo ship in extreme weatherand heavy seas.

Tran Van Khoi, 47, works at the Regional Maritime Search andRescue Coordination Center No.II based in Da Nang.

While on duty on October 9, he and colleagues braved extreme weather and heavy seas to rescue four sailors in the sunken cargovessel Vietship 01. They also received phone calls from President NguyenXuan Phuc to commend them on the bravery act.
In2021 there are a total of 37 nominations for the above award, submitted from 23member countries and four NGOs.

During an online meeting of the 125th session from June 28 to July 2, theIMO jury agreed to award the 2021 "IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea"award to Vietnam's Tran Van Khoi. The award ceremony will be held according to the planproposed by the IMO secretary general./.
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