Indian Navy comes to aid of injured Japanese sailor – 1 min read
Photo: Spokesperson Navy/Twitter
Photo: Spokesperson Navy/Twitter
Mumbai: The Indian Navy on Friday rushed to the help of an injured sailor on board a Japanese warship in the Indian Ocean, an official said here.
#BridgesOfFriendship #MedEvac Responding to a request for medical evacuation from @jmsdf_pao_eng warship Sazanami, a Seaking helicopter of #IndianNavy was launched ex- INS Shikra with medical team. The helicopter landed on the Japanese ship at sea, 234 Km off Mumbai… 1/2 pic.twitter.com/FsZ5XqTCAc
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) August 16, 2019
Responding to an SOS from the Japanese warship JMSDF Sazanami, the Indian Navy launched a Seaking helicopter from the INS Shikra along with a medical team.
Video clip of #MedEvac pic.twitter.com/OUf5k75Z6T
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) August 16, 2019
The chopper landed on the warship, around 235 kms off Mumbai in the high seas and evacuated the injured crew member, flying him to the Naval Air Enclave in Santacruz.
Later, the Japanese consulate in Mumbai took charge and shifted him to a local hospital for further medical treatment, said the official.
IANS
