A middle-aged captain has devoted a major chunk of his life to the rescue of Vietnamese fishermen and cemented their sense of security against the perils of working in the open sea.

SAR 412, the flagship search and rescue team under the Da Nang Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) in central Vietnam, is considered the “guardian angel” by local fishermen.

Each of their rescue trips is a race against time to come to the rescue of those in distress, a struggle against rough seas and stormy weather, and also an ordeal with other looming menaces.

Its captain over the past 10 years has been Phan Xuan Son, 57.

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