Coast Guards airlift sick Korean Captain of merchant ship off Goa

rescue New Delhi, Jun 6 (UNI) Indian Coast Guard on Sunday said that it has successfully airlifted the sick Captain of a merchant ship MT ELIM Yi Myong Bok, a 50-yr-old South Korean national off Goa.
The ICG received a message the said captain was needed emergency medical assistance and planned the evacuation and dispatched a fast-moving ship C-158 from Goa which was in continuous communication with MT ELIM and periodically ascertained the condition of the patient.
“For speedy evacuation of the patient Coast Guard Chetak helicopter was launched from Coast Guard Air Enclave(Goa) at 1100 hrs. The helicopter reached the vessel at 1150 hours and braving gusting monsoon winds airlifted the patient with the help of aircrew diver at 1205 hours”, the ICG spokesperson said.
The patient was safely brought ashore and shifted to SMRC hospital in Vasco, Goa where his condition is reported to be stable.