Vietnam returns Philippine sailor found adrift at sea

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau’s Border Guard Command and the provincial Department of Home Affairs transferred a sailor found adrift at sea to the Philippine Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on April 16.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau (VNA) – The southern province ofBa Ria-Vung Tau’s Border Guard Command and the provincial Department of Home Affairstransferred a sailor found adrift at sea to the Philippine Consulate General inHo Chi Minh City on April 16.

Joseph Monle Truyo, a 29-year-old Filippino sailor, wasfound off the coast of Ba Ria-Vung Tau by two Vietnamese fishing boats, BV98948 TS and BV 9808 TS, on February 23 after drifting for days.

After brought ashore in Vung Tau city, the capital of BaRia-Vung Tau on March 1, he was transferred to the provincial border guard force formedical care. While he was there, his condition began to deteriorate and becamecritical so he was sent to Le Loi Hospital for treatment.

The sailor is now in a stable condition.

At the handover, the Philippine Consul General expressed hisdeep gratitude for the authorities and border guard force in Ba Ria-Vung Taufor rescuing Truyo and saving his life./.

VNA

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