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MT Sea Dragon, a Liberia registered, 230 Mtrs long LPG carrier was cruising from Singapore to Fujairah, UAE. The ship reported that a Boilerman, Hong Jiangyu has sustained injury on the index finger of his right hand and require immediate evacuation.
On receipt of information, Coast Guard Karnataka Headquarters at Mangaluru, diverted ICGS Savitribai Phule, to render assistance at 07.15 AM. The ICG ship, commanded by Commandant Manish Kumar proceeded with maximum speed and reached near MT Sea Dragon at 07.40 AM and dispatched its medical team.
Medical team found that Hong Jiangyu had serious injury on index finger of his right hand. After providing first aid, the injured crew was shifted to ICGS Savitribai Phule safely. Thereafter, the Coast Guard ship arrived New Mangalore harbour and handed over the injured Chinese crew to shipping agent for further medical treatment at 08.50 AM.