A Vietnamese man rowed a rubber canoe over 2000km to India to visit his wife
Netizens were shocked when they heard that the Vietnamese man was planning to go sailing alone to India, the purpose of crossing the sea more than 2000km was extremely unbelievable.
On March 23, the Thai Navy said it had saved a Vietnamese man rowing a rubber boat floating at sea. This man said he wanted to row to India to visit his wife after being separated because COVID-19.
A Vietnamese man plans to row a boat to India to visit his wife after being separated because of COVID-19
According to initial information, at 11:50 a.m. on March 23 (local time), Panya Permwongnitikorn, a fisherman on the Tor Khrong Phet Rung Ruang boat reported the discovery of a small boat at a location not far away. Similan Islands about 14 km and about 80 km from Phangnga.
When rescuers arrived, they found the rubber boat tied to the fishing boat. The man was identified as Ho Hoang Hung, 37 years old. On the 2.5m-long rubber boat, there was only 1 empty water bottle, about 10 packets of instant noodles and 1 suitcase.
This man said he wanted to row as far as India to meet his Indian wife in Mumbai. They got married 2 years ago but were separated due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
The red dot is the location of the hero when he was discovered by the fishing boat and the fisherman
According to Youth, He boarded a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok on March 2 and was planning to continue flying to India but could not get a visa. So, he took a bus down to Phuket to buy a rubber boat to cross the nearly 2,000km long sea journey to find love.
He started rowing on March 5 and spent 18 nights at sea before being rescued.
This Vietnamese husband was taken to the Mu Ko Similan National Park office in Phangnga for further assistance.
The 2016 km route that Hung intends to row across the sea to reach Mumbai, India and reunite with his wife
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According to Vietnamnet
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