Earlier, at 2:45 of the same day, the region received information about the case of fisherman Pham Thanh Dien, born in 1986 from Tan Yen commune, An Bien district, Kien Giang province.

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Medical staff of Coast Guard Region 4 providing the distressed fisherman with first aid

Reportedly, he was suffering from severe stomachache while fishing about 40 nautical miles south of Phu Quoc Island. He was a crew-member of trawler KG 95630TS.

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The fisherman is taken ashore.

Coast Guard Region 4 then sent Boat 622 to the scene. After approaching the trawler, the boat provided the distressed fisherman with first aid and took him ashore at 7:30 of the same day for further treatment at Phu Quoc city’s General Hospital in Kien Giang province.

Translated by Chung Anh