Indian Navy evacuates sick Australian sailor from ship
Photo: Twitter@IndianNavy
Photo: Twitter@IndianNavy
New Delhi: The Indian Navy has evacuated an Australian Navy Officer from HMAS Collins, returning to Australia from Chennai, after she developed acute abdominal pain, an official said on Wednesday.
An Indian Navy spokesperson tweeted that the Andaman and Nicobar Command headquarters (HQANC) undertook medical evacuation of the Australian Navy officer on Tuesday and brought her to Port Blair.
“HQANC made arrangements to transfer the patient from the open sea to #IndianNavy hospital INHS Dhanvantari at Port Blair. The patient was safely evacuated and treated. After treatment, the officer was discharged and will fly back to Australia,” the spokesperson said.
Published on: Apr 24, 2019 at 20:08 IST
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