Vietnamese man survives shipwreck by clinging to ice box

A 51-year-old man survived the high seas by holding onto an insulated ice box for four hours after his fishing boat capsized around Con Dao Island off Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in southern Vietnam on Saturday. This photo shows Nguyen Thanh Phuong (R), who used an insulated ice box to survive a shipwreck around Con Dao Island off Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in southern Vietnam, February 12, 2023. After that, Phuong clung to the insulated ice box and swam toward the Bay Canh islet’s lighthouse, but after a while, he cramped and had to let his body rest. This photo shows Nguyen Thanh Phuong (R), who used an insulated ice box to survive a shipwreck around Con Dao Island off Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in southern Vietnam, February 12, 2023. After that, Phuong clung to the insulated ice box and swam toward the Bay Canh islet’s lighthouse, but after a while, he cramped and had to let his body rest.