Six fishermen, one Taiwanese and five Indonesian, were rescued by the Taiwan Airborne Service Association (NASC) in a helicopter operation after their boat caught fire 180 kilometers northeast of Taiwan at around 08:00 local time yesterday. The fishermen managed to escape the burning boat on an inflatable boat and called for help.

NASC arrived at the scene promptly and successfully completed the rescue operation by pulling the fishermen to safety with a rope. According to NASC’s statement, the rescued fishermen are in good health.