A 26-year-old man has been airlifted to Rashid Hospital following a medical emergency on board a ship near the Dubai coast.
Teams from the National Search and Rescue Center and the Dubai Police were pressed into action on Tuesday, after the authorities received an SOS about the man's deteriorating health.


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