The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/indian-coast-guard-seizes-drugs-worth-rs-3000-cr-from-iranian-boat-in-arabian-sea-five-pakistanis-held-23652612" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Indian Coast Guard</a> carried out a medical evacuation of a 26-year-old Indian seafarer from the Panama-flagged merchant vessel HT Unite off the coast of Goa.
The evacuation took place on Tuesday with the help of the Indian Coast Guard Ship Akshay.
&ldquo;Swift Response. Precision in Action! @IndiaCoastGuard executed a seamless <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/nasa-sends-4-astronauts-back-to-earth-in-first-medical-evacuation-23612095" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">medical evacuation</a> of a 26-year-old Indian national from the #Panama flagged merchant vessel HT Unite on 29 September 26 off the coast of #Goa,&rdquo; the Indian Coast Guard stated on X.
&ldquo;Coordinated seamlessly by #ICG District HQs #Goa, the emergency response was swiftly executed by #IndianCoastGuard Ship Akshay. The patient was successfully brought to safety and transferred for immediate medical attention. This flawless operation stands as a testament to ICG's relentless commitment to safeguarding lives and delivering an immediate lifeline across the open seas,&rdquo; the statement read.
Earlier on Monday, the Indian Coast Guard rescued a chemical tanker carrying 9,000 metric tonnes of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/business/business-news/article/indias-august-vegetable-oil-imports-decline-47-per-cent-amid-rising-global-prices-weaker-rupee-23650127" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">palm oil</a> and 23 crew members after it issued a distress call off Paradip coast in Odisha and was found in an unstable, tilting condition, the maritime security agency said.
In a post on X, the Indian Coast Guard said that ICGS Vishwast launched a &ldquo;swift &amp; decisive operation&rdquo; after receiving the critical distress call from MT Seagull 9.
&ldquo;Averting a major disaster at sea! Following a critical distress call from MT Seagull 9 off #Paradip, #ICGS Vishwast launched a swift &amp; decisive operation to rescue the unstable chemical tanker carrying 9,000 MT palm oil &amp; 23 crew members,&rdquo; the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard added its specialist Damage Control Team boarded the vessel while braving high-risk conditions and took several measures to stabilise the tilting tanker.
&ldquo;Braving high-risk conditions, the specialist Damage Control Team boarded the ship, deployed submersible pumps, de-flooded ballast tanks, and sealed damaged sea-pipelines to stabilize the tilting vessel,&rdquo; it said.
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Indian Coast Guard evacuated a 26-year-old Indian seafarer from Panama-flagged HT Unite off Goa, while rescuing 23 crew from a tilting tanker near Paradip

Indian coast guard evacuates 26-year-old seafarer from merchant ship off Goa

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The Indian Coast Guard evacuated a 26-year-old Indian seafarer from Panama-flagged HT Unite off Goa. In a separate operation, Coast Guard personnel rescued 23 crew from a tilting tanker carrying 9,000 tonnes of palm oil off Odisha’s Paradip coast

26-year-old Indian seafarer medically evacuated by Indian Coast Guard from Panama-flagged vessel off Goa

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