Earlier on July 22, the Vietnam Maritime Searchand Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received a request from the Chinesecounterpart to provide emergency aid for sailor Zhang Qi, who suffered a strokewhen his Hong Kong-Chinese HAI SU 2 ship was on the way from China to Thailand.
After receiving the information, the MRCCdirected the maritime search and rescue coordination centre region 3 in VungTau city to coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh City coastal maritime communicationstation to contact with the ship and offer medical advice.
The ship was also guided to turn its course towardsVung Tau area where it handed over the sick sailor to Vietnam’s search andrescue SAR 413 ship to bring him to the hospital in Vung Tau city fortreatment.- VNA