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- The sailor was suffering from high body temperature
- Authorities took precautionary coronavirus measures and transferred him to a hospital
DUBAI: Jeddah鈥檚 Maritime Rescue Coordination Center evacuated a sick Turkish sailor aboard a tanker on Friday, state news agency SPA reported.
The unnamed sailor, crewing for a tanker flying a Marshall Islands flag, had to be evacuated as he had fever
As a precaution, authorities implemented coronavirus measures during his evacuation and subsequent transfer to Prince Mohammed bin Nasser hospital in Jazan after briefing local authorities, the report added.
The sailor is now in a stable condition and the tanker鈥檚 agent was briefed on precautionary measures, officials said.