India News | Coast Guard Rescues Dutch Patient off Mumbai Coast
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Indian Coast Guard has evacuated a Dutch patient suffering from acute abdominal pain from a floating sheerleg- a floating water vessel with a crane built on shear legs.
Mumbai, Feb 8 (PTI) The Indian Coast Guard has evacuated a Dutch patient suffering from acute abdominal pain from a floating sheerleg- a floating water vessel with a crane built on shear legs.
The Coast Guard on Wednesday said the operation was undertaken at around 11 pm on Tuesday.
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"Indian Coast Guard Ship C-439 evacuated Dutch national critically suffering from Acute Abdominal Pain (Suspected Appendicitis) from Floating Sheerleg Taklift-7 under tow by OSV Creative-1 off Mumbai," it said.
The patient was evacuated by ICGS C-439 and handed over to local agent in Mumbai, it said.
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