Pakistan Navy comes to the aid of injured Indian crew member in Arabian Sea

Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)  claimed that the Pakistan Army came to the rescue of an Indian crew member of a Liberian oil tanker in the Arabian Sea after receiving a distress call.

 

Pakistan Navy’s Joint Maritime Information and Coordination Centre (JMICC) swung into action soon after it received the distress call from MT High Leader, seeking urgent medical assistance for one of its crew members.

 

The humanitarian gesture comes barely a few weeks after India and Pakistan had a tense military stand-off in the wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam which resulted in the death of 26 people.

 

According to ISPR, “Upon receiving the distress signal, Pakistani Navy promptly dispatched a medical team via a ship and a helicopter to render assistance.”

ALSO READ: Knives, honey and the mirror: Terrorism and the poverty corridor of South Asia

The crew member, whose condition was reportedly critical at the time of evacuation, was shifted to a hospital in Karachi for emergency treatment.

 

The successful rescue is a manifestation of Pakistan Navy's ability to transcend nationalism and fulfill international maritime obligations, the ISPR further stated. 

 

While the Pakistan Navy's action was indeed commendable, such humanitarian gestures are far too common in the sea. In April this year, the Indian Navy's stealth frigate INS Trikand, operating in the Central Arabian Sea, offered urgent critical medical assistance to a Pakistani crew of a fishing vessel operating east of the Oman coast. The crew had suffered severe injuries involving multiple fractures and blood loss.

Defence