A rescue vessel operated by the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) on March 24 safely brought ashore a critically ill Filipino sailor and handed him over to relevant authorities for hospital treatment.
Earlier, the centre received an alert from Singapore-flagged tanker MT Navig8 Wolf, which was en route from the Republic of Korea to Singapore.
The vessel reported that crew member Patricio Manas Carbonera, born in 1969, had suffered a serious injury to the right side of his head, accompanied by severe pain and significant loss of vision in his right eye, with a high risk of complications. The ship’s captain requested urgent assistance to evacuate the patient for medical care ashore.
Upon receiving the information, the centre asked a coastal radio station to establish contact with the vessel to provide medical guidance while instructing it to alter course towards Vung Tau Cape for support.
A specialised search-and-rescue ship, SAR 413, which was on standby off Ho Chi Minh City’s Phuoc Thang ward, was immediately dispatched, accompanied by a medical team from the Vung Tau General Hospital, to give first aid and bring the patient to the mainland for further treament./.
