On February 22, the coastal rescue force in the Bai Sau area reported that they had assisted and saved over 100 cases of people in distress while swimming during the 5 days of the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday.
Specifically, during this traditional Tet holiday, hundreds of thousands of visitors flocked to Vung Tau for spring outings, causing the beaches to be packed with people swimming and playing.
However, due to the influence of the northeast monsoon, these days often see large waves and the appearance of many localized whirlpools.
This has caused dozens of residents and tourists swimming to face danger, especially those swimming far from shore or being swept by sea waves outside the safe zone.
According to statistics, from February 17 to 21 (the 1st to the 5th day of Tet), over 100 people got into trouble due to being caught in currents or carelessly falling into whirlpools. Fortunately, the functional forces provided timely rescue, preventing any unfortunate incidents.
The deputy director of the rescue company operating in the Bai Sau area stated that during this Tet holiday, the company mobilized all on-duty forces at the bathing beaches.
In addition, the unit also fully prepared lifebuoys, rescue boards, jet skis, etc., ready to approach emergency situations. Thanks to this, many residents and tourists were rescued in time, preventing any regrettable incidents.
Apart from cases where people were advised to enter safe swimming areas, the unit detected and assisted in bringing over 100 people in danger while swimming safely to shore.
Although some cases required hospital first aid, their health is now stable.
With 100% of rescued people being safe and no fatalities occurring, it has helped residents and tourists feel at ease enjoying swimming and spring outings in Vung Tau.
The rescue team promptly saved two tourists swept away by waves while swimming at Tuy Hoa beach, when during the Tet days, the sea was rough but many people and tourists still went swimming despite the danger.
