The Russian government through its Embassy in Manila thanked
the Philippine government for helping a Russian captain who was ill, while it
all its effort is geared in battling the 2019 coronavirus 2019 disease or
COVID-19.
In a post in the social media platform-Facebook, the Russian
Embassy said Capt. Alexander Solodyannikov of the tanker "Asphalt
Transporter" reportedly suffered "an attack of an unknown respiratory
syndrome."
It added that the ship’s doctor could not help him due to the
Covid-19 pandemic scare,"no country would allow him to enter to be
admitted to a hospital."
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| Capt. Alexander Solodyannikov of the tanker "Asphalt Transporter" (photo credit to owner) |
"(The) tanker was on the way
to Australia and they asked a few countries to help, I don't want to mention
them, not too many actually," Russian Embassy Press Attaché Natalia
Linovitskaya said.
The Russian seafarer was picked up
by a helicopter and was transported to a hospital in Metro Manila (MM) for the much-needed
treatment. Solodyannikov was eventually diagnosed
with asthma, the embassy said.
The Russian Embassy repeatedly
thanked the Philippines, particularly, the Department of Foreign Affairs.
"The government of the
Philippines responded to the embassy's request very quickly despite the
lockdown and the quarantine measures and allowed the captain to be taken off
the ship to a medical center in Metro Manila. Things were not looking good for
some time, but now Capt. Solodyannikov is safe," it said.
"Thanks to the swift and
decisive actions of the Philippine government, we managed to save a life,"
the embassy said.
At present, the tanker "Asphalt
Transporter" is anchored near General Santos City.
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