PANAJI
Drishti Marine, the State-appointed lifeguard agency has rolled out new kits for its 400-member strong force and is changing the spoken nomenclature to ‘lifesavers’. A departure from its bright red uniforms of the past, the new kit features a Navy blue dry-fit t-shirt over a full sleeve white dry-fit UV-protect rash-guard, worn with red shorts.
Goa Tourism’s trademark ‘Goa’ logo is inscribed as a crest on the top right of the t-shirt while Drishti’s logo is printed on the sleeve and shorts. The new kits have ‘Lifesavers’ inscribed on the back of the t-shirts.
Ravi Shankar, head, operations at Drishti Marine stated that their entire team is trained and now ready under new global lifesaving guidelines for Covid-19.
Drishti’s lifesavers not only rescue people from the sea but have also been first responders for any emergency and medical situations which arise on shore; be it a cardiac arrest or a minor injury requiring first aid. They are also trained to correctly rescue and return to water any stranded beached marine life along the shore.
