World News | Indian Coast Guard Undertakes Medical Evacuation of 70-year-old Patient from Afra Bay

New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard Ship C-424 on Saturday accomplished the medical evacuation of a 70-year-old patient from Afra Bay on the request of the Andaman administration.

The patient was suffering from difficulty in breathing and was brought to Campbell Bay for further medical management.

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"On the night of 06/ 07 Jan, @IndiaCoastGaurd Ship C-424 undertook Medical Evacuation of a 70 Yrs old patient from Afra Bay, A&C on request of #Andaman administration. Patient was suffering from difficulty in breathing & was brought to #CampbellBay for further medical management," the Indian Goast Guard wrote on 'X'.

In a similar incident recently, an Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship evacuated a critically injured Philippines national, sustaining multiple fractures, from a cargo ship, officials said.

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As per the ICG, the Filipino crew had fallen from 20 feet into an empty cargo-- MV Rostrum Cynic-- leading to multiple fractures. The injured person was evacuated, they said.

Taking to the social media platform, X, ICG said, "@IndiaCoastGuard Ship Rajkiran evacuated a critically injured crew from MV Rostrum Cynic on 11 Nov. The Filipino crew had fallen 20 feet into an empty cargo hold sustaining multiple fractures." (ANI)

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