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PRESSRELEASE
EVACUATIONOFPATIENTFROMMID SEABYINDIANCOAST
GUARD
LIVINGUPTOITSMOTTO,VAYAMRAKSHAMAH(WEPROTECT),
INDIANCOASTGUARDSUCCESSFULLYUNDERTOOKMEDICAL
EVACUATION OF SICK INDIAN CREW FROM MERCHANT SHIP PANAMAX-4
FROMAPPROX50KMSINTOBAYOFBENGAL,WHILETHESHIPWAS
ENROUTE TO PARADIP.
THEMARITIMERESCUESUBCENTREOFINDIANCOASTGUARD,
VIZAGRECEIVEDTHEREQUESTTOEVACUATE26YEARSOLDAILING
CREW MR ISHITIYAK AHMED, WHO REQUIRED URGENT MEDICAL HELP
ASHISCONDITIONWASDETERIORATINGFAST.ICGSHIPARNVESHON
ROUTINEMISSIONWASDIVERTEDTOR/VTHEVESSEL.
SIMULTANEOUSLY COAST GUARD CHETAK HELICOPTERWASLAUNCHED
FROMVIZAG.DESPITETHEPREVAILINGVISIBILITYBEINGVERYLOW,
CGHELICOPTERPILOTEDBYCOMMANDANTRRAMESHTOOK
CALCULATEDRISKANDSKILLFULLYLANDEDTHECHETAKONBOARD
THE MERCHANT VESSEL.
THEPATIENTWASSAFELYEVACUATEDTOVIZAGANDADMITTED
INSEVENHILLSHOSPITALBYTHELOCALAGENT.HISCONDITIONIS
REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
IT MAY BE NOTED THAT THE INDIAN COAST GUARD IS THE NODAL
AGENCYFORUNDERTAKINGMARITIMESEARCHANDRESCUE
OPERATIONSININDIANEEZ.THESERVICEWHICHWILLBE
COMPLETING40YEARSON01FEB2017HASBEENHIGHLY
INSTRUMENTALINEXECUTINGITSMANDATEDCHARTER.THEINDIAN
COASTGUARDSINCEINCEPTIONTOITSCREDITHASSAVEDMORE
THAN 4696 LIVES & 238 MEDICAL EVACUATIONS.
