On Thursday, the Indian Coast Guard rescued a British mariner from a UK sealift ship off the coast of Kochi, based on India’s protection division. 

At about 2100 hours on Wednesday evening, the UK’s maritime rescue coordination middle reached out to its counterparts in Mumbai. The civilian-crewed British sealift ship Anvil Point was working off the coast of Kochi, and a 62-year-old male crewmember had developed a medical drawback – seemingly deep vein thrombosis (a harmful blood clot, usually in a leg).  

The maritime rescue coordination middle in Kochi arrange a telemedicine session to evaluate the mariner’s situation. After figuring out the seriousness of the issue, it dispatched an Indian Coast Guard response vessel to satisfy up with the Anvil Point. The subsequent day, the ICG cutter C-410 rendezvoused with Anvil Point off the coast of Kochi, transferred the affected person aboard and delivered him safely to the port’s harbor. He is in secure situation at Renai Hospital in Kochi, based on Indian authorities. 

In a Swift operation @IndiaCoastGuard Ship C-410 ensured immediate and protected medical evacuation of a 62 years critically unwell crew of MV #AlvinPoint off #Kochi . The affected person was safely shifted to Renai Hospital #Ernakulam, #Kochi for additional medical administration.#RescueMission… pic.twitter.com/wjnJPjyOmD

— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) May 16, 2024

Anvil Point is a Point-class ro/ro sealift ship, a privately-operated vessel supported by the UK authorities and obtainable when wanted to be used as a naval auxiliary. Six had been constructed, together with two on the famed yard of Harland & Wolff in Belfast. Anvil Point, delivered in 2003, was the ultimate giant service provider ship constructed at Harland & Wolff earlier than its chapter and restructuring. The different 4 had been in-built Germany by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft.