Tourists in distress on an international ship were rescued in time.

At 2:18 AM on December 11th, the Westerdam (a passenger ship, Dutch nationality, MMSI: 244128000, approximately 285m long and 32m wide) carrying 1,900 passengers was en route from Quang Ninh to Tien Sa Port, Da Nang. One passenger on board encountered an accident and was fortunately rescued in time.

Search and rescue forces received the victim at Tien Sa port, Da Nang .

When the ship Westerdam was approximately 32 nautical miles northeast of Son Tra Cape, a passenger (born in 1956, German nationality) fell down the stairs.

The doctor on board administered first aid and found that the patient had a damaged spleen, suspected internal bleeding, and was in critical condition.

Immediately, the ship requested assistance to transport the patient to the emergency room. The captain requested emergency rescue. At this time, the weather in the area was characterized by northeasterly winds of force 6 and waves 3-4 meters high.

Upon receiving the information, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (under the Vietnam Maritime and Inland Waterways Administration, Ministry of Construction ) recognized that the patient's condition was critical if not rescued promptly due to continuous internal bleeding in the abdomen.

Given the situation, the center requested the captain of the Westerdam to move at high speed to reach Da Nang as soon as possible.

At 3:27 AM on December 11th, a pilot boat met the Westerdam at buoy number 0. At 4:30 AM the same day, the Westerdam safely docked at Tien Sa port.

The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center has closely coordinated with relevant units and ship agents in Vietnam to organize the reception of victims when the ship docks at the port and to take them for emergency medical treatment.

The timely rescue operation once again demonstrated the role of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center in receiving, processing, and coordinating search and rescue operations related to foreign crew members and vessels operating in Vietnam's waters of responsibility; it also showed the center's timely participation in responding to accidents and incidents at sea under the direction of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee, the Ministry of Construction, and the Vietnam Maritime and Inland Waterways Administration.

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