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MNDF assists sickly individual aboard Marshallese vessel
MNDF’s Coast Guard unit received reports of the matter at about 19:30 on Monday
Shan Anees, Raajje.mv | 27 މާރިޗު 2018 | އަންގާރަ 07:34
The YASA EAGLE was then about 12 nautical miles north of Addu City
The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has assisted in bringing a sickly crew member aboard a Marshallese vessel to southernmost Addu City for treatment.
MNDF’s Coast Guard unit received reports of the matter at about 19:30 on Monday, and its rescue coordination center had deployed officers to the vessel.
The vessel, a bulk carrier named YASA EAGLE, was then about 12 nautical miles north of Addu City.
The individual was brought to Addu City at about 23:30 and is being treated at the Hithadhoo Regional Hospital.
