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Wounded foreign sailor brought to Khanh Hoa

The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) of Region 4 on November 29 brought a foreign sailor, who was in an occupational accident and suffered a fatal injury, to Nha Trang port of the central province of Khanh Hoa for treatment.
Wounded foreign sailor brought to Khanh Hoa ảnh 1The wounded sailor receives medical treatment from staff of the MRCC of Region 4 (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)of Region 4 on November 29 brought a foreign sailor, who was in an occupationalaccident and suffered a fatal injury, to Nha Trang port of the central provinceof Khanh Hoa for treatment.

The woundedsailor was Cometa Ronald Rutor, a Panamanian born in 1965 who was working on C.Glogy vessel. On November 28, while his ship was travelling from the Republic ofKorea to Singapore, he was involved in an accident that badly smashed hisfingers and caused him to lose a significant amount of blood.

As the ship was located306 nautical miles off Khanh Hoa province’s Nha Trang city, its captain sent anurgent request to transfer the injured crew member to Nha Trang for medicaltreatment.

Receiving therequest, the MRCC of Region 4 contacted the ship directly to provide first aid guidancefor the wounded. However, as the victim’s condition worsened, the centre sent vesselSAR27-01 from Nha Trang port to promptly carry him to the city.

At 12:50pm onNovember 29, the sailor was brought to land and rushed to the hospital.

Since thebeginning of this year, the MRCC of Region 4 has rescued sailors in threeforeign vessels who were injured while travelling in its waters.–VNA 
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