According to the Vietnam Coast Guard Region 3 Command, at 2:30 February 1, the Vietnam Coast Guard Command received an urgent request for help. Sailor named Rholand T. Boiser aboard the Deryoung Sunnysky was experiencing severe abdominal pain, and struggling to breathe with an oxygen supply that was running low. The ship’s captain called for immediate medical assistance.

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Coast Guard vessel 2011 approaches the Deryoung Sunnysky ship.

At 2:35 a.m., Coast Guard vessel 2011 left the port, carrying a medical team and officers from the Con Dao district border guard force.

By 3:15 a.m., the Coast Guard vessel reached ship Deryoung Sunnysky, where the medical team boarded and administered first aid to the patient. At 4:05 a.m., Boiser was transferred to the Coast Guard vessel 2011, which then transported him to Con Dao district for further treatment at the Con Dao medical center.

Source: VNA