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ICG rescues Ukrainian sailor from mid-sea, 100 NM off Kochi

Kochi, Nov 2 (UNI) In a swift offshore rescue operation, the Indian Coast Guard coordinated the medical evacuation of a 58-year-old Ukrainian crew member from the Malta-flagged oil tanker 'MT Minerva Vera', nearly 100 nautical miles off the Kochi coast in the early hours of today.
Responding to an alert, MRSC Kochi deployed tug Ocean Elite (Ex-CoPT) with an ICG Medical Assistant onboard to undertake the mid-sea evacuation.
The sailor was brought to Kochi by afternoon and shifted to Lourdes Hospital at 1.10 p.m. for urgent medical care.
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