ICG evacuates critically injured fisherman off Gujarat coast
In a swift #MedicalEvacuation, @IndiaCoastGuard Maritime Rescue Sub Centre #Pipavav deployed #ICG Ship C-419 to rescue a critically injured fisherman from #IFB Sankruti Sagar approx 100 KM South East of #Pipavav. Patient was stabilised enroute & safely handed over for further… pic.twitter.com/GWf2AygN0C
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