American tourist on cruise ship rescued

Source: Pano feed

VietNamNet Bridge – An American tourist aged 69 suddenly suffered a heart attack on a six-star cruise ship on the way from Thua Thien-Hue in central Vietnam to Quang Ninh in the north. Thanks to prompt first aid provided by Vietnamese rescuers, he survived.


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Danang Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (Danang MRCC) said the patient was Mr. M. Ross, a passenger on the Seven Seas Voyager cruise.


On the evening of February 1, the center was asked for urgent help from the cruise ship to rescue the patient who had a heart attack.


The center immediately sent a boat to take the patient to Da Nang Hospital for emergency aid at 11.30pm.


Doctors said on February 2 that the patient overcame the critical situation.


Seven Seas Voyager Cruise is a 6-star cruise ship of 203 m long, with more than 700 rooms.


The ship docked at the Chan May Port in Thua Thien-Hue province on the morning of February 1, carrying 710 international tourists. The ship left the port to Quang Ninh on the same evening.


Le Ha




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