Kolkata: indian coast guard airlifted an injured crew member of chemical tanker ship from Singapore which was anchored at Bay of Bengal and admitted him to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, where his condition was stated to be stable by the end of the day.
ICG officials at around 6.30 am Turmeric The alert was raised about the medical emergency on board MT GB Venture (Flag-Singapore), which was anchored at a position 40.5 nm south of Sagar due to a machinery breakdown. A crewmember than Htike Lwin (Myanmar national) suffered blunt trauma abdomen during maintenance on an onboard hydraulic pipeline and complained of severe abdominal pain and difficulty breathing.
Thereafter, the Coast Guard Medical Officer at Haldia liaised with the Master of the vessel and advised first aid to stabilize the patient’s condition, as a Coast Guard Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) was dispatched from Coast Guard Air Enclave Bhubaneswar to evacuate the patient. ) was launched. , Meanwhile, two Coast Guard ships out at sea were also diverted towards the motor tanker to render assistance.
The helicopter reached the tanker at around 10.10 am and keeping in view the prevailing sea and weather conditions, the patient was disembarked at around 10.30 am and landed at the nearest port at Bhubaneswar at around 11.40 am. The injured crew was thereafter shifted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar for further medical management. A statement from ICG Press said the patient’s condition was stated to be stable.
ICG officials at around 6.30 am Turmeric The alert was raised about the medical emergency on board MT GB Venture (Flag-Singapore), which was anchored at a position 40.5 nm south of Sagar due to a machinery breakdown. A crewmember than Htike Lwin (Myanmar national) suffered blunt trauma abdomen during maintenance on an onboard hydraulic pipeline and complained of severe abdominal pain and difficulty breathing.
Thereafter, the Coast Guard Medical Officer at Haldia liaised with the Master of the vessel and advised first aid to stabilize the patient’s condition, as a Coast Guard Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) was dispatched from Coast Guard Air Enclave Bhubaneswar to evacuate the patient. ) was launched. , Meanwhile, two Coast Guard ships out at sea were also diverted towards the motor tanker to render assistance.
The helicopter reached the tanker at around 10.10 am and keeping in view the prevailing sea and weather conditions, the patient was disembarked at around 10.30 am and landed at the nearest port at Bhubaneswar at around 11.40 am. The injured crew was thereafter shifted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar for further medical management. A statement from ICG Press said the patient’s condition was stated to be stable.