Hyundai-Goodwill

The 'Hyundai Goodwill' had to interrupt the voyage from Hamburg to Busan to medevac a crew member from Myanmar, who was badly injured in an accident in the engine room on Nov 22, 2021, 250 nautical miles west of Kochi in the Laccadive Sea. Min Min Latt, 46, had floundered and suffered injuries in his right ear and shoulder, while working in the engine room. He was persistently bleeding from his ear and was experiencing acute pain in the shoulder. The master of the vessel raised a distress alarm and requested the Marine Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC), Kochi, through email for helicopter evacuation of the patient, on Nov 21. Considering the long distance from the shore, the vessel was directed to close in to Kochi, with maximum available speed. In addition, the master was telephonically advised on medical guidelines and asked to monitor the parameters of the patient. In the meantime, Coast Guard Headquarters (Kerala and Mahe) activated the rescue network and liaised with various stakeholders, including the State administration, Customs, Immigration and the company agent, for necessary clearance. A Coast Guard vessel with a special medical team was deployed during night hours, along with a port tug, to facilitate and coordinate the safe transfer of the critically injured patient. Soon after, the medical team boarded the merchant vessel, carried out a preliminary medical inspection and transferred the patient from the ship to the port tug. On Nov 23 at noon, the Coast Guard vessel and the tug returned to the harbour and the patient was admitted to the Medical Trust Hospital for further treatment. The container ship resumed its voyage in the morning of Nov 23 with an ETA at Busan as of Dec 5. Report with photo: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/coast-guard-evacuates-critically-injured-myanmarese-mariner/article37654877.ece