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Uruguay's Navy rescues Chinese crew member from fishing vessel more than 200 kilometers off Maldonado

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Uruguay's Navy rescued a crew member suffering from hemiplegia aboard a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel about 203 kilometers off Maldonado.
  • An AB412 helicopter and a Naval Aviation aircraft coordinating the operation evacuated and stabilized the man before taking him to a hospital.

Uruguay's Navy carried out an emergency search, rescue and medical evacuation for a crew member on a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel more than 200 kilometers off Maldonado.

The man suffered hemiplegia while the vessel was about 110 nautical miles, or 203 kilometers, from the department's coast. Because of the distance, an AB412 helicopter from Naval Aviation flew to the fishing boat to provide assistance and carry out a possible medical evacuation.

was evacuated successfully

· Uruguay's NavyThe Navy described the outcome of the medical evacuation.

A second Naval Aviation aircraft coordinated the rescue operation. The Navy later said the patient was evacuated successfully and received immediate care from the aeronaval medical team aboard the helicopter.

The crew member was stabilized during the flight to the Captain Lieutenant Carlos Curbelo Aeronaval Base at Laguna del Sauce. He was then transferred to Sanatorio Mautone.

was assisted immediately by the aeronaval medical team aboard

· Uruguay's NavyThe Navy described the patient's care after he was removed from the vessel.
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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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