A Vietnamese chief cook aboard the merchant vessel Bohwa Amoy was rescued after suffering a heart attack while the ship was docked at New Mangalore Port. The vessel, which arrived on August 13, was carrying 7,141.8 tonnes of raw cashew nuts for Bolas Agro Private Limited.
On August 16, the ship’s master reported the cook’s chest pain to ETA Shipping and Logistics, who swiftly arranged his transfer to Athena Hospital. There, Dr. M. S. Puthran of the Shipping Corporation of India and Dr. Ashith D. Shettian stabilized the patient in the ICU. Given his condition, the cook was transferred to Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Hospital on August 19, where Dr. M. Padmanabha Kamath performed an angioplasty on August 20.
Dr. Kamath highlighted that the cook’s situation could have been dire if the heart attack had occurred at sea. Thanks to the quick response of New Mangalore Port officials, immigration, customs, and health services, the cook’s life was saved. He is now stable and expected to be discharged on August 23, after which he will return to Vietnam.
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