<p>In a daring operation, a Chinese national facing health issues was rescued by the Indian Coast Guard off the Mumbai coast.</p><p>The Mumbai-based Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre received information that one of the crew, named Yin Wei Yang, onboard the research vessel Panama-flagged MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2 had a cardiac attack and required urgent medical attention. </p>.<p>Communication was established immediately with the vessel which was enroute from China to the United Arab Emirates and necessary telemedicine advice was provided.</p><p>MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2 was around 200 kms in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.</p><p>The evacuation was carried out amidst challenging weather conditions and the darkness of the night.</p> .Indian Coast Guard deftly carries out mid-sea medical evacuation of mariner on foreign vessel.<p>Considering best feasible options for speedy evacuation and subsequent medical management, the patient was airlifted by CG ALH MK-III, and first aid was administered. He was later transferred to an agent of the vessel for further medical management.</p><p>The swift operation undertaken by an Advanced Light Helicopter and CGAS Daman during the dark hours enabled the saving of a precious life of a foreign national at sea.</p>
<p>In a daring operation, a Chinese national facing health issues was rescued by the Indian Coast Guard off the Mumbai coast.</p><p>The Mumbai-based Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre received information that one of the crew, named Yin Wei Yang, onboard the research vessel Panama-flagged MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2 had a cardiac attack and required urgent medical attention. </p>.<p>Communication was established immediately with the vessel which was enroute from China to the United Arab Emirates and necessary telemedicine advice was provided.</p><p>MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2 was around 200 kms in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.</p><p>The evacuation was carried out amidst challenging weather conditions and the darkness of the night.</p> .Indian Coast Guard deftly carries out mid-sea medical evacuation of mariner on foreign vessel.<p>Considering best feasible options for speedy evacuation and subsequent medical management, the patient was airlifted by CG ALH MK-III, and first aid was administered. He was later transferred to an agent of the vessel for further medical management.</p><p>The swift operation undertaken by an Advanced Light Helicopter and CGAS Daman during the dark hours enabled the saving of a precious life of a foreign national at sea.</p>