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Sick Philippine sailor brought ashore for treatment

The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) of Region 4 on February 9 brought ashore a foreign sailor who was in a life-threatening condition on a Marshall Island-flagged ship.
Sick Philippine sailor brought ashore for treatment ảnh 1The sick Philippine sailor is brought ashore for treatment (Photo: VNA)

Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)of Region 4 on February 9 brought ashore a foreign sailor who was in a life-threatening condition on a MarshallIsland-flagged ship.  

The sick was Alfredo Cayabyab, a Philippine born in 1977, who was a mechanic onthe Ym Advance ship en route from India to Hong Kong.

The ship’s captain asked for helpas the ship was located 147 nautical miles off Nha Trang.

Receiving the request, the MRCCsent its vessel SAR27-01 from Nha Trang port to provide assistance. When therescue team arrived, the sailor was in a come with breathing difficulty, heartpalpitation and persistent vomit.

He has been taken to a hospital in NhaTrang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, for treatment. Precautionmeasures have also been applied during the process given the current threat ofnCoV./.

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