Coast Guard evacuates critically injured Myanmarese mariner
The Hindu
Patient shifted to city hospital
In a swift, coordinated operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) evacuated a critically injured Myanmarese mariner off Kochi from the merchant vessel mv Hyundai Goodwill.
Seaman Min Min Latt, 46, floundered and suffered injuries in his right ear and shoulder, while working in the vessel’s engine room. He was persistently bleeding from his ear and was experiencing acute pain in the shoulder, in the incident that took place around 250 nautical miles (over 450 km) west of Kochi.
The master of the vessel raised a distress alarm and requested the Marine Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC), Kochi, through email for helicopter evacuation of the patient, on Monday. Considering the long distance from the shore, the vessel was directed to close in to Kochi, with maximum available speed. In addition, the master was telephonically advised on medical guidelines and asked to monitor the parameters of the patient.