Responding to a mid-sea medical emergency, the Coast Guard Eastern Region has safely evacuated a 31-year-old man, suffering from abdomen pain on-board research vessel R V Sindu Sadhana and shifted to a hospital.
Coast Guard Ship 'Varad', commanded by Commandant Anwar Khan, yesterday undertook medical evacuation of the patient Rajeev Kumar, diagnosed with hernia and intestinal infection on board research vessel Sindu Sadhana of the National Institute of Oceanography, a coast guard release said.
The vessel was undertaking oceanographic studies about 550 nautical miles from the city coast.
The coast guard ship along with a medical team successfully brought the patient safely to Chennai, the release said, adding, he was later admitted to a local hospital.
