Taiwanese tuna boat captain breathes easy after Phuket rescue

PHUKET: Phuket Marine Police responded to a distress call from a Taiwanese tuna-fishing boat early this morning.

The Dong Cheng 988 contacted Marine Police for assistance after Captain Shang-Chih Hsu, 61, suffered a severe asthma attack.

The boat was about 37 nautical miles southwest of Phuket.

“Mr Shang-Chih had his inhaler, but it wasn’t working,” Lt Col Panya Chaichana of the Marine Police told the Phuket Gazette.

Police and a medical team departed Rassada Pier for the boat.

Mr Shang-Chih was rushed to Vachira Phuket Hospital, where he is now receiving medical treatment, Col Panya said.

— Chutharat Plerin