Indian Coast Guard evacuates heart attack-stricken captain from foreign vessel at sea
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 (May 31, 2025) said.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) shared this information in a post on X and also shared some photos.
"In a midnight rescue operation @IndiaCoastGuard Station #Kakinada coordinated a life saving medical evacuation operation. #ICGS 430 swiftly sailed at 0110hrs on 30 May 25 and evacuated a heart attack-stricken captain from MV #SWBLY a #Bahamas Flag vessel," it said.
The ICG further said that the patient has been shifted to a hospital.
'Patient safely brought to shore & shifted to #Apollo Hospitals #Kakinada #LifeSavingOps #WeProtect #SafeSeas,' it said.
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