ICG evacuates heart attack-stricken captain from foreign vessel at sea
New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) Offering humanitarian aid at midnight, an Indian Coast Guard team evacuated a 'heart attack-stricken captain' from a Bahamas-flagged vessel at sea, officials on Saturday said.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) shared this information in a post on X and also shared some photos.
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