Sick Turkish national evacuated from ship by coast guard

Responding to a mid-sea medical emergency, the Indian Coast Guard has evacuated a Turkish national from a merchant vessel off the city coast after he complained of chest pain.

The medical evacuation of 39-year old Mehmet Sari Sahin from the ship 'MV Yasa Unity' was carried out yesterday by the Coast Guard, a Defence release said here today.

A medical team onboard the coast guard vessel C-421 evacuated Sahin after it received information about the medical emergency.

The merchant vessel was directed to head towards Kochi and advised to identify a local agent for coordinating further formalities.

After completion of immigration and customs checks, the man was handed over to the local agent and subsequently admitted to a private hospital here, the release added.