Blood Pressure Sick, Filipino Citizen Evacuated By SAR Team From Liberian Cargo Ship In Aceh

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BANDA ACEH - The Banda Aceh National SAR Agency (Basarnas) team evacuated a crew of the Liberian-flagged MT Ivestos X cargo ship, a Filipino citizen who was sick with blood pressure.

Head of the Banda Aceh SAR Office Budiono through the SAR Ship Captain KN Kresna 232 Supriadi said the evacuation was using the SAR ship KN Kresna 232.

"The evacuation involved the Customs and Excise team, the Port Quarantine Office, and other relevant parties. The evacuation was carried out in the Bengal Strait, the waters between Pulau Besar, Aceh Besar, and Pulau Weh, Sabang City," Supriadi said, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, November 16.

Supriadi said the evacuation point was eight nautical miles from Ulee Lheue Port. Evacuation at the request of the captain of the ship MT Ivestos X. The evacuated crew member was named Joseph Rey G Boston.

Joseph Rey G Boston was a crew member of the MT Ivestos X, a Liberian-flagged cargo ship. The ship departed from Zhoushan, China, for the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

"The evacuation implemented health protocols to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. The evacuation process went smoothly, there were no significant obstacles. The weather in the waters during the evacuation was quite good and the sea waves were not too high," said Supriadi.

Azizah Desvina, a doctor at the Port Health Office, said that before being evacuated to the KN Kresna 2323 SAR ship, the victim underwent a COVID-19 examination with an antigen test. The result of the antigen test on the person concerned is negative

After the antigen test result was negative, the Port Health Office team also checked the initial condition where the victim experienced dizziness and nausea and abnormal blood pressure.

"However, the temperature is normal, oxygen saturation is normal. The results of the initial examination showed that the ship had hypertension. Subsequently, the victim was referred to the Zainoel Abidin Regional General Hospital in Banda Aceh for further treatment," said Azizah Desvina.