Sea ambulance will be ready in six months : Karnataka minister Mankal Vaidya

Mangaluru: Minister of fisheries, ports and inland water transport Mankal S Vaidya said that the work on the ambitious sea ambulance has commenced and will be ready in six months.

Speaking to media persons, he said that tender was entrusted to agency in Chennai and the work is in progress.

Sea ambulance was a long pending demand of the fishermen community which will help in responding immediately to emergencies and health-related issues among fishermen in deep sea. The Chief Minister had announced the decision to introduce a sea ambulance service at the cost of Rs 7 crore in his budget speech in 2024.

The tender specifications for the sea ambulance included firefighting appliances such as fire hydrants and extinguishers, life-saving equipment including 20 life jackets and buoys, two rafts, oxygen cylinders and hand flares, and medical equipment including an automatic external defibrillator, electrocardiogram and a refrigeration unit for bodies.