WATCH: Indian Coast Guard evacuates Chinese national from research vessel after he complains of chest pain

The Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday carried out a mid-sea medical evacuation of a Chinese national aboard a Panama-flagged research vessel MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2, around 200 km in Arabian sea. “In a daring operation, @IndiaCoastGuard ALH MK-III evacuates a Chinese national from MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2 around 200 Km mid-sea amidst challenging night conditions & extreme weather. Patient was reported chest pain and cardiac arrest symptoms,” Indian Coast Guard said on the X (formerly known as Twitter)

In a daring operation, @IndiaCoastGuard #ALH MK-III evacuates a #Chinese national from MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2 around 200 Km mid-sea amidst challenging night conditions & extreme weather. Patient was reported chest pain &cardiac arrest symptoms.#SAR #ArabianSea#MaritimeSafety pic.twitter.com/THG0nBZjhi

— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) August 17, 2023

The vessel was enroute from China to UAE, when the patient reported chest pain and symptoms of cardiac arrest. The Indian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Mumbai, on Wednesday received information that one of the crew members of the vessel had a cardiac arrest with high BP and required urgent medical attention. Communication was established immediately with the vessel and provided necessary telemedicine advice. Considering the best feasible options for speedy evacuation and subsequent medical management, the patient was airlifted. CG ALH MK-III safely evacuated the patient from the vessel. The patient was administered with first-aid and subsequently, handed over to the agent for further medical management. The exemplary operation undertaken by CG ALH and CGAS Daman during the dark hours enabled saving the life of a foreign national at sea and reaffirms the Indian Coast Guards’ commitment to the motto “We Protect.” With inputs from agencies