Earlier, at 17:30 on May 12, fisherman Pham Van Trinh was hit by a sharp object while fishing about 65 nautical miles off Tien Nu Island. The accident resulted in a 5cm-deep wound and left the victim with a mild fever and bleeding.

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The patient is taken ashore for treatment

He was then taken to Tien Nu Island for an emergency operation.

The military medical team on the island received the patient and immediately gave him first aid. The distressed fisherman is now covering.

Fisherman Pham Van Trinh, a crew-member of trawler QNg 91996 TS captained by Vo Van Kiet, was born in 2001, from Tam Giang commune, Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province.

Translated by Chung Anh