Mumbai:
The Navy said that an Indian Navy warship, who works in the Central Arabian Sea, immediately provided important medical assistance to a Pakistani crew member on a ship of fishing on the Oman coast, the Navy said on Sunday.
INS Trikand, a Mission-Tainat Supreme Friget of the Indian Navy, prevents a crisis call from an Irani Dho al Omdy, a distance of about 350 knots in the east of the Oman coast on Friday.
In a release, the Navy said on investigation, it was found that a member of a crew of the ship had serious injuries on its fingers while working on the engine and was in critical condition and was transferred to another Dhow, FV Abdul Rahman Hanjia, which was the route to Iran.
“The trichland immediately replaced his course to provide medical assistance to the injured crew member. FV Abdul Rehman Hanjia’s crew included 11 Pakistani (nine Baluch and two Sindhi) and five Iranian personnel. The injured Pakistani (Baloch) National faced several fractures and hurt heavy blood loss.”
With a team, including INS Trikand medical officer, Market (Marine Commando) and the board’s boarding team, rode on the ship for assistance, said this.
After administration of local anesthesia, the medical team of the ship demonstrated a bang and splinting on the injured fingers, and the surgical process, which lasted for more than three hours, was completed, it was said, bleeding was controlled on time, which stopped the possible permanent loss of injured fingers due to gangrene, said the Navy said.
The Navy said, “In addition, medical supply, including antibiotics, was provided to the ship to ensure the welfare of the crew until they reached Iran. The entire crew expressed its deeper gratitude to the Indian Navy to help the Indian Navy to assist on time to save the life of its crew.”
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