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New Delhi, April 04, 2024: Indian Coast Guard has evacuated one critically injured patient from an Indian Fishing Boat 50 Km from the coast in Gulf of Khambat, official sources said today.
On receipt of information, ICG Interceptor Boat C-409 on deployment was diverted by Maritime Rescue Sub Centre, Pipavav, which evacuated one critically injured patient aged – 37 years, from an Indian Fishing Boat named Pushkar Raj, 50 Km from the coast in Gulf of Khambat yesterday, official sources said.
The Interceptor Boat on reaching scene of action, established communication with the IFB and it was intimated that the fisherman had sustained fracture in his left foot and his ankle had parted. The patient was safely evacuated by the Interceptor Boat, they said.
The fisherman was administered with initial treatment by ICG medical team and was later shifted to Government Hospital in stable condition for further medical management.
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Gulf of Khambat, trumpet-shaped gulf of the Arabian Sea, indenting northward the coast of Gujarat, is located between Mumbai and the Kathiawar Peninsula.
