INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Sri Lanka Navy on Tuesday (Aug
29) helped bring ashore an Indian national who had suddenly fallen ill aboard the cruise vessel MV Empress off the eastern coast of Sri
Lanka.Upon being brought ashore, the patient was rushed to the General Hospital in Trincomalee for medical attention.MV Empress has
disseminated a distress message to the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Colombo, located at the Navy Headquarters, requesting
assistance to transfer the patient ashore for treatment.Responding to the urgent situation, the Navy has directed the Fast Attack Craft P
491 attached to the Eastern Naval Command to the designated sea area to bring the patient ashore.After retrieving the patient to the naval
craft, it proceeded towards the Trincomalee Harbour while administering crucial first aid to the patient aboard
