UAE emergency teams rescued three injured seafarers from a sinking cargo ship in the country's waters, the National Guard said on Sunday.
The three - Asian citizens according to the authorities - were taken to safety on rescue boats.
The medical evacuation mission was led by the National Guard in co-ordination with the National Search and Rescue Centre and the UAE Coast Guard.
The National Guard did not disclose the time or location of the incident, saying only it occurred in the country's territorial waters, while the cause of the accident is not known.
The National Guard operates with the support of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority.
It serves to bolster border security on land and at sea as well as providing key assistance in search and rescue operations across the Emirates and abroad.
In August 2024, an Emirati woman seriously injured in a road accident in Oman was flown back to the UAE for urgent medical care in a rescue mission conducted by the National Guard.
She was given emergency treatment at a hospital in the city of Ibri, where the incident took place.
She was later brought back to the Emirates in a National Guard search and rescue helicopter in a joint operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, state news agency Wam reported at the time.
