After being brought ashore yesterday (20th November 2024), on being coordinated by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Colombo, he was rushed to the Teaching Hospital of Karapitiya by the Navy, for medical attention.

Sri Lanka Navy

Sri Lanka NavyThe local multi day fishing trawler “Thewjan Putha” (Reg No. IMUL-A- 1043 GLE) was reported to have left the Ambalangoda Fisheries Harbour with 06 fishermen on 17th November 2024 on a fishing voyage. Meanwhile, the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) alerted MRCC Colombo established in the Navy Headquarters that a crew member onboard the fishing trawler has developed a chest pain, and requested Navy’s assistance to transfer him ashore for treatment, due to his critical condition.

Sri Lanka Navy

Sri Lanka Navy

In response to the alert, the Navy, in coordination with the MRCC Colombo, swiftly made arrangements to bring the ill fisherman ashore, deploying a Fast Attack Craft from the Southern Naval Command.

Sri Lanka Navy

The Fast Attack Craft brought him ashore while administering first aid and the Navy subsequently rushed the ill fisherman who was in critical condition, to the Teaching Hospital of Karapitiya, for medical attention.