The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District Northwestern Luzon reported that it has assisted in conducting a medical evacuation for the ailing crew of the vessel TB Salvage Worker bound for Japan.
The incident occurred in the vicinity waters off Poro Point, La Union, the PCG said.
The PCG said around 10:21tpm on April 30, it received a phone call informing that 28-year-old Christopher Allan Eduria (resident of Brgy. San Agustin Sur, Agoo, La Union) was suffering from pain at the lower right side of his abdomen (appendicitis).
The PCG said it has then alerted its Deployable Response Team (DRT) and coordinated with the vessel MTUG Polaris King for its for the medical evacuation.
At around 3:30 am on May 1, the PCG said its DRT onboard MTUG Polaris King transferred the patient to the standby ambulance of the Bureau of Quarantine and rushed the patient to the Lorma Medical Center for further assessment and medical attention.