COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The Government of Sri Lanka:News issued the following news release:
In a display of swift response, the Sri Lanka Navy today (20th April 2024) stepped in to provide crucial assistance in transferring a foreign national who was injured while aboard the Merchant Vessel MARIMAN off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The evacuation operation of the injured mariner was coordinated by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Colombo, when requested by the Merchant Vessel. The patient was rushed for immediate medical attention, upon being brought him to the port of Hambantota by the Navy.
In an incident aboard MV MARIMAN en route from Indonesia to Mumbai, India, a crew member of foreign nationality suffered tw...