Trinidad Nivardo Fabon Jr., a 55-year-old individual, sustained injuries while working on board an international vessel. The details of how Fabon received these injuries have not been disclosed by the PCG.“The [PCG] conducted a medical evacuation to assist a wounded ship crew of a foreign-flagged vessel, MT Kmarin Diamond , in the vicinity waters off Parola De Labuan, Zamboanga City, on 3 April 2023,” said the PCG said in a statement.
According to a separate statement by the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao , their PCG unit was the one that received reports of an injured crew member.After reaching the vessel, the CDGSWM conducted Medical Evacuation . This was followed by the vessel’s local shipping agent arranging an ambulance to transport the patient to the nearest hospital.