A fisherman with broken bladder was safely brought back to the mainland for treatment in the afternoon of 22 December by rescue ship SAR 412 from the Da Nang-based Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No 2.

The injured fisherman was given initial first aid before being brought back to the mainland for further treatment

Earlier, in the noon of 21 December, the Viet Nam Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (Viet Nam MRCC) received an SOS message from fishing boat QNg 98419TS.

Accordingly, the boat’s captain Dong Van B. from Quang Ngai Province’s Duc Pho District was reported to have suffered from severe lower abdominal pain and high fever, and be unable to urinate from 20 December.

At that time, his fishing boat was operating northeast of the Hoang Sa fishing ground, about 350 nautical miles from the Da Nang mainland.

After receiving the SOS message, Viet Nam MRCC helped the boat’s crew members to contact doctors from the city’s Emergency Centre 115 to ask for first aid instructions. According to the centre’s medical workers, the victim was believed suffering from broken bladder, and his health condition may turn worse.

Therefore, the Viet Nam MRCC asked the Da Nang MRCC to send out its rescue ship SAR 412, carrying doctors from the city’s Emergency Centre 115, to help the victim.

Thanks to the great efforts by the centre’s medical workers, the Quang Ngai Province national overcame his critical condition. After that, the victim was safely brought back to the mainland for further treatment at a local hospital.

By HOANG SA - Translated by MAI DUNG