A fisherman who took seriously ill with suspected acute appendicitis on board his boat off the central coastal province of Khánh Hoà has been brought ashore for treatment by the Coast Guard.

KHÁNH HOÀ — A fisherman who took seriously ill with suspected acute appendicitis on board his boat off the central coastal province of Khánh Hoà has been brought ashore for treatment by the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard Region No. 3 command based in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province said that at 7:30pm on June 7 its Ship 8005 transported Trần Công Nhanh, 50, of Quảng Nam Province, who was fishing on board QNa 94952 TS, to Trường Sa Lớn Island for treatment.

The rescued fishermen being transported to safety by a Vietnamese Coast Guard ship. — Photo courtesy of the Việt Nam Coast Guard

At around 2am that day it received a message from the boat that he was suffering from severe abdominal pain.

The command immediately dispatched a vessel with rescuers and medical personnel to the scene.

At around 1:25pm, Ship 8005 reached the fishing boat, and doctors gave first aid to the ill fisherman before transporting him ashore. — VNS