Indian Coast Guard evacuates heart attack-stricken captain from foreign vessel at sea

The coast guard stated that the patient from the vessel with a Bahamas flag has been shifted to a hospital.

Published on: May 31, 2025, 19:40:51 IST

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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 offered humanitarian aid to a man who had a heart attack on a ship (Indian Coast Guard-X)

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) shared this information in a post on X and also shared some photos.

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"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.

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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.

Kakinada is a port city in Andhra Pradesh.

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