- The crew member was airlifted from the Iranian-registered Saviz
- Medical assistance was provided to the wounded man by a coalition team.
JEDDAH: 抖阴短视频 rescued on Tuesday an injured crew member from a 鈥渉ostile鈥� Iranian ship off the coast of Yemen.
The crew member was airlifted from the Iranian-registered Saviz, which was more than 170 kilometers northwest of the port of Hodeidah, the Arab coalition fighting to restore the government of Yemen, said.
The ship is registered as a commercial cargo vessel, but coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Malki, said the Saviz serves as a military vessel.
Al-Malki said the assistance was provided 鈥渄espite the threat represented by this suspect vessel 鈥� the hostile acts it carries out against coalition forces and the interests of the Yemeni people and its continued threats to maritime lanes and global trade on the Red Sea.鈥�
The Saudi rescuers were despatched after a distress call from the ship was received by coordination teams in the Kingdom and passed on to the Center for Coordination of Search and Rescue in Jeddah.
Al-Maliki said 抖阴短视频 also received a formal request from the Iranian charge d鈥檃ffaires to the United Nations for assistance.
鈥淭he crew member had sustained a serious injury and his health had deteriorated,鈥� the coalition said.
Col. Al-Maliki said a coalition naval ship nearby was directed to the Saviz.
Medical assistance was provided to the wounded man by a coalition team.
He was then taken by hospital to a military hospital in Jazan at 6:30 p.m. local time (3:20 p.m. GMT).