At 11pm on 24 October, Nantong Waterway Rescue Centre received a fax from a shipping agent saying that a Korean crew member on board one of its vessels suffered a stroke and needed emergency treatment. The centre located the vessel using the Automated Identifying System and asked nearby vessels to give way while at the same time dispatching patrols to escort the vessel in question straight to the nearest port. At 4:00am the next day, the vessel reached Nantong Yide terminal where a waiting ambulance took the patient to hospital.