Chinese sick sailor on vessel AMIS STAR provided with first aid

October 21, 2024 - 13:24

Zhu Mingyue, born in 1970, suffered a stroke while vessel AMIS STAR was en route from Singapore to China. The vessel’s captain then altered the course to Vũng Tàu and sent out a request for urgent assistance.

The Chinese sailor is rushed to FV (Franco-Vietnamese) Hospital in Hồ Chí Minh City for treatment as soon as he is brought to the shore. VNA/VNS Photo

BÀ RỊA - VŨNG TÀU – A ship from the Việt Nam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (VMRCC) on October 20 provided first aid to critically-ill Chinese sailor on a Liberia-flagged vessel off the coast of the southern province of Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu before bringing him to the shore for further treatment.

Receiving the captain’s call for help, the VMRCC requested the Hồ Chí Minh City Coastal Information Station to provide initial medical advice. It also deployed a ship and doctors to the site to provide first aid for the sailor before bringing him ashore.

The sailor was then taken to the FV (Franco-Vietnamese) Hospital in Hồ Chí Minh City for treatment and he is now out of danger. VNS

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