Port Blair, Oct. 5 -- The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) on Sunday coordinated a maritime medical evacuation of an injured Vietnamese national onboard merchant vessel MT Sun 09 near Indira Point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

According to the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the medical evacuation was carried out in the early hours of October 4 after information was received regarding a medical emergency onboard the merchant vessel.

A ship from the Naval Component proceeded towards the vicinity of Indira Point to evacuate the casualty.

The injured Vietnamese national was evacuated from the merchant vessel through boat operations and provided immediate first aid onboard the naval vessel.

Following the initial medical intervention, ...