China News Service, Xiamen, October 26 (Cai Xiuquan, Huang Yongsi) A reporter learned from the Xiamen Maritime Safety Administration on the 26th that the Xiamen Maritime Search and Rescue Center has recently rescued a foreign crew member.
At about 15:30 on the 24th, the Xiamen Maritime Search and Rescue Center received the transfer of the Fujian Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center: In the southern part of the Taiwan Strait, a 43-year-old Indonesian waiter on board a container ship sailing northward suffered from breathing difficulties and fatigue. Symptoms require medical attention.
After receiving the police, the Xiamen Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately launched the maritime search and rescue emergency plan during the epidemic prevention and control period in accordance with the superior guidance on the emergency rescue and disposal of the injured crew during the epidemic prevention and control period and the relevant work requirements of the Xiamen port epidemic prevention and joint control: Contact the container ship via satellite phone as soon as possible to keep abreast of the health status of the sick crew member and the ship’s voyage, berthing and berthing areas in the last 28 days; pay close attention to ship dynamics, actively guide the ship to carry out self-rescue, and implement epidemic prevention and control measures , Prepare for rescue in advance; report relevant information to relevant units such as customs, border inspection, health and health commission, East China Sea Rescue Bureau, and study and formulate rescue plans; coordinate port management departments, pilot stations and terminal units to arrange ship entry plans, and develop " "Green Channel" provides navigation assistance services to ensure that ships enter the port safely and quickly.
At 22:30 on the 24th, the container ship safely berthed in Xiamen Dongdu Port area, and customs staff boarded the ship as soon as possible to conduct nucleic acid sampling and testing on the injured crew.
At 1:30 am on the 25th, the injured crew members were sent to Xiamen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for treatment.
After a preliminary diagnosis on the 25th, the sick crew member was suspected of being infected with tuberculosis and will undergo further examination and treatment.
Since the start of the new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control work, the Xiamen Maritime Safety Administration has conscientiously performed the responsibilities of the Xiamen Maritime Search and Rescue Center Office, worked closely with all relevant units, and effectively fulfilled the responsibilities and obligations stipulated in the international conventions, and successfully rescued many foreign injured and sick crew members.
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