Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 24 July 2025
In a swift and life-saving response, personnel from the Indian Coast Guard Station Hut Bay, operating under the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), successfully rescued a passenger who collapsed at the Hut Bay Jetty on the evening of 21 July.
At approximately 5:45 PM, Deputy Commandant Bimal Kumar Mansingh of ICG Ship C-150, while exercising, spotted a 41-year-old man lying unconscious with blood flowing from his mouth. The passenger, who had just disembarked from the MV Sentinel along with his elderly mother, had suffered a seizure that caused a head injury and a lacerated mouth.
The Coast Guard team promptly mobilised resources from Station Hut Bay and stabilised the patient on site, ensuring he remained responsive until medical assistance arrived. Station Medical Officer Surg Lt Cdr Santhosh Kumar Thanugula administered first aid and, along with Deputy Commandant Mansingh, arranged for the patient’s safe transfer to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Hut Bay.
The quick and coordinated efforts of the Indian Coast Guard under ANC’s operational command have been widely appreciated by the local community. This incident underscores ANC’s unwavering commitment to public safety and humanitarian aid in the remote island regions.
