Navy rescues critically injured crew member from cargo ship off Southern Coast

Newswire reports that the Navy evacuated a crew member with a serious head injury from the Marshall Islands-flagged MV Spirit of Tokyo during the early hours of November 1. Daily Mirror and Ada Derana also report that the Navy took an injured crew member from a foreign cargo ship off Sri Lanka’s southern coast; Daily Mirror describes the injuries as critical.

Newswire reports that the injury resulted from an accident aboard the ship, which was navigating within Sri Lanka’s maritime Search and Rescue Region. The vessel sought urgent help from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Colombo to get the crew member ashore for medical care.

Newswire reports that Navy personnel first advised the ship on medical care and arranged for it to approach Galle Harbour. The Navy then sent Fast Attack Craft P 451, assigned to the Southern Naval Command, to transfer the crew member ashore. Newswire says the patient was taken to a private hospital in Galle, with the vessel’s local agent assisting.

Newswire reports that the Navy said it was ready to respond to emergencies at sea involving vessels and fishing communities in Sri Lanka’s Search and Rescue Region and nearby waters.

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