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Checking the trouble fisherman's health

At 15:35 on December 12, the center received a mayday signal from captain Nguyen Van Kim of trawler QNg 94848 TS which was fishing 18 nautical miles off Da Bac Island in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago. Fisherman Nguyen Van Son lost consciousness due to a serious accident.

The center immediately assigned ship SAR 412 to conduct a rescue mission. Operating at a high speed, the ship approached the trawler at 02:00 on December 14 and the rescue team gave first aid to the troubled fisherman before taking him ashore in Da Nang city for further treatment at Da Nang General Hospital.

Translated by Song Anh