An injured cadet was today rescued by the Coast Guard from a merchant vessel at Sandheads in the Bay of Bengal.
Cadet Dilawar Ahlawat had suffered from a cut caused by shifting of cross over platform and steel plates onboard the bulk carrier MP Panama-5, officials said.
The merchant ship was unable to shift the patient via port tugs as the tugs were engaged in transloading operations at Sandheads anchorage, they said.
The coast guard maritime rescue coordinating centre at Haldia received an SOS from the master of the bulk carrier.
Coast Guard district headquarters in Haldia deployed its high speed interceptor boat C 418 commanded by Deputy Commandant P Modak in the first light of the day to evacuate the injured cadet, officials said.
Successful mid-sea transfer of the injured cadet was carried out and subsequently he has been transferred to Kolkata for further medical treatment.
