Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency in Bali evacuated a Filipino crew member who suffered a medical emergency aboard a cargo vessel near Benoa Port, officials said Thursday.

The crew member, identified as 37-year-old Tagayom Lorben Tubigon, serves on the Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship M/V Athanasia C, Bali SAR Head I Nyoman Sidakarya said.

Sidakarya said the evacuation followed a report of a deteriorating medical condition while the vessel was in waters near Benoa Port.

The incident was first reported at 5:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday by the ship’s agent representative, Zumar of PT Trans Cakrawala, he said.

The medical emergency was believed to have occurred around 3 a.m. the same day, although the crew member had reportedly been ill since Sunday, April 12.

His condition worsened, with symptoms including seizures, stiffness, tremors, foaming at the mouth and loss of bladder control, prompting the delayed emergency report.

Following the alert, Bali SAR dispatched a rescue team to the scene, Sidakarya said.

At 6:30 p.m., four rescuers arrived at Benoa Port and were later joined by four additional personnel before departing using a rigid inflatable boat toward the interception point.

By 8 p.m., the SAR team reached the cargo vessel and carried out the evacuation using a crane and net to transfer the patient onto the rescue boat.

The evacuation was completed at 8:15 p.m. without incident, authorities said.

The crew member was then transported to Benoa Port for further medical treatment.

Upon arrival ashore, he was handed over to the ship’s agent and taken by ambulance from the Denpasar Health Quarantine Office post at Benoa Port to Siloam Hospital.

Sidakarya said the operation involved cooperation from multiple agencies, including Bali police water unit, Siloam Hospital medical staff, and the ship’s agent.

Other supporting units included the Indonesian Navy, Benoa vessel traffic service, port authority, customs office, immigration office and the health quarantine agency.

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