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Navy assists a foreign patient ashore for treatment
Apr 07, 201912:18 PM
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On information received to the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC) established at Naval Headquarters, Colombo about a sick mariner onboard a Libyan merchant ship ‘KM Weipa’, Sri Lanka Navy promptly rendered assistance to transfer the patient ashore for treatment, today (07). 

 

Alerted by information given to MRCC at 2000 hrs yesterday (06th April) about a sick mariner aboard the merchant ship ‘ KM Weipa’ which was heading to Sentosa port in Singapore from Haldiya port India, a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Southern Naval Command was dispatched to the location of the ship to get the patient aboard naval craft.

 

Accordingly, the naval personnel reached the vessel in the seas about 42 nautical miles East of Sangamankanda Lighthouse and safely transferred the patient to the Hambantota harbor premises at 0400 hrs in the morning today. 

 

Thereafter, he was admitted to the Hambantota General hospital for medical treatment.

 

 

 

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