A Filipino crew member, who suffered a heart attack on his ship while sailing off Da Nang, was recently saved by the Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No 2 (MRCC2).

Filipino crewmember Guerrero Rosmeni Nedia, 48, on the Greek ship Leonidas en route from Singapore to China, was being carried to Viet Nam’s search and rescue vessel SAR412 to be brought back to mainland for medical care. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Son

At around 1:30pm on Wednesday, the captain of the Greek ship Leonidas placed an emergency call to the centre, asking for medical assistance for crew member Guerrero Rosmeni Nedia, 48, who had a heart attack.

The ship’s location was 45 nautical miles away from the Tri Ton (Triton) Island of Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, as it was en route from Singapore to China.

In response to the call, Viet Nam’s rescue centre immediately deployed its vessel SAR412 with a team of doctors on board.

After hours of navigating the sea at night, SAR412 successfully approached Leonidas.  The doctors managed to keep Nedia’s condition stable before loading him on SAR412 and transporting him to the mainland for further care.

The rescue vessel reached the Da Nang Port at 11:30pm the same day, after which Nedia was admitted to Hoan My Hospital.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)