Khanh Hoa gives first aid to foreign fisherman

January 04, 2015 - 04:19 PM

Rescue ship SAR 27-01 of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (VMRCC) on January 3 brought an injured foreign fisherman to Nha Trang port, Khanh Hoa province for emergency medical treatment.

Rescue ship SAR 27-01 of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (VMRCC) on January 3 brought an injured foreign fisherman to Nha Trang port, Khanh Hoa province for emergency medical treatment.

Edward Cupisz, 63, of Malta nationality was seriously injured while working on board the ship Atamaca from China to Singapore. The injury led him to hemiplegia.

Source: VOV

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