MMEA medevacs crew member from merchant vessel in waters off Tanjung Piai

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 1 –The Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) medevacked a merchant ship crew member out of Tanjung Piai waters, near Pontian yesterday, after he fell unconscious due to electric shock.

Its director Maritime First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria said the Johor Bahru Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC) deployed its personnel in Bot Kilat 18 to the vessel which was located about 5.1 nautical miles northeast of Tanjung Piai, after receiving a distress call at 9.15pm.

He said the victim, Mohd Ariffin Rosman, 28, was taken to the Tanjung Pelepas Port Jetty and later rushed to the Gleneagles Hospital for further treatment.

“When we got to the vessel the victim was conscious but feeling weak,” he said in a statement here today.

He urged the public to call the MERS 999 emergency line to report any emergency incident while at sea so that assistance or support could be provided.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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