UAE carries out urgent medical evacuation of Ukrainian man from ship in its territorial waters
- 15 Sep 2024
A video grab shows the National Search and Rescue Centre's helicopter airlifting Ukranian.
Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
The National Search and Rescue Centre (NSRC) of the National Guard carried out a medical evacuation operation for a Ukrainian crewmember of a commercial ship crossing the country's territorial waters.
The man suffered a health emergency and his critical condition required him to be airlifted by an NSRC aircraft to Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi to receive the necessary medical treatment.
