Reportedly, at 8:15, while patrolling and monitoring the waters of Phan Vinh Island (Pearson Reef) of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, Ship 464 of the Naval Region 4 Command received an order from its superiors to maneuver to Phan Vinh Island to take the patient to Truong Sa Island of the Truong Sa archipelago for further treatment. At 9:00 on the same day, the ship reached the island, picked up the patient and gave him medical examination.
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The troubled fisherman is moved to Ship 464. |
The patient, Huynh Van Luan, born in 1990, from Tam Quang commune, Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province, was a crew-member of trawler QNa 91577 TS captained by Phung Duc Tri from Tam Giang commune, Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam. The trawler, with 47 crew-members on board, departed An Hoa fishing port for fishing activities on July 3.
Earlier, at 5:00 on August 7, the patient was brought to Phan Vinh Island for emergency aid. After giving health check-ups, the doctors diagnosed that he suffered from severe anemia and gastrointestinal bleeding. After that, he was taken by Ship 464 of Naval Region 4 to Truong Sa Island for emergency aid and treatment.
On the way to Truong Sa Island, he was directly taken care of by medical staff of Ship 464. At 22:00 on August 8, Ship 464 safely brought the patient to Truong Sa Island.
Translated by Quynh Oanh