VASCO
The Indian Coast Guard carried out a medical evacuation on Wednesday and rescued a sick crew off a ship at Goa.
According to a press release, a message was received from MRCC Mumbai on Tuesday informing the operations division at local Coast Guard Headquarters (Goa) that a crew of MT Fairchem Katana, operating 250 Nautical Miles West of Goa required emergent medical attention.
The crew namely Amit Kumar Singh, (31) was suffering with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and the ship relayed the distress message to alert Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (Mumbai) on September 14.
The operations team on analysing the location assisted the patient on call using available medical expertise and directed the vessel to start closing towards Goa.
Meanwhile the local agent and port control were informed and liaised for coordinating the medical evacuation of the ailing seaman. The ship arrived at Mormugao inner anchorage at about 0300 hrs on Wednesday but however due to high swell the ailing crew could not be rescued.
Later on the ship entered Mormugao Harbour and the crew was disembarked onboard MPT Tug Ocean Spirit and further shifted to MPT Berth No. 10. The medical team of Indian Coast Guard, Goa assessed the medical status, provided first aid and with the help of agent shifted the crew to SMRC civil hospital, Chicalim.
The successful execution of medical evacuation resulting in saving of precious human life, again reiterates the faith of sea farers community in the Indian Coast Guard, which always lives up to its motto “Vayam Rakshamah”." Said the press release.
