April 23, 2020 | 20:48 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese rescuers save unconscious Filipino sailor off coast
A Filipino sailor who lost consciousness while working on a Panamanian vessel was rescued early on April 23 by staff from the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) of Region 3 based in the Southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
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Checking the foreign sailor's health condition |
The center said the sailor, born in 1996, had chest pains and then lost consciousness when the vessel Federal Cardinal, en-route from Singapore to Tianjin in China, was about 135 nautical miles to the Southeast of Cape Vung Tau on April 22.
Shortly after receiving a message from the ship’s captain, the national MRCC liaised with a healthcare center to give first aid instructions. Rescue Vessel SAR 272 took the victim to the mainland at 12.10a.m. on April 23.
The Region 3 center said that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it also required the Federal Cardinal to provide a history of its voyage and a list of crew members along with their health condition.
Rapid test results revealed that all crew members were negative for the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, it noted, adding that to ensure safety, it disinfected the rescue boat and kept the rescue team in quarantine.
Source: VNA