08 July 2025
Urgent sanitary evacuation operation at sea of a Myanmar sailor in north Bejaia
     Within the framework of the humanitarian missions and efforts of the Naval Forces Command Coast - Guard units, related to human lives rescue at sea, and following the receipt by the National Center for Maritime Surveillance and Rescue Operations at sea of the Coast-guard National Service in July 7th, 2025 at 21:32pm, of an urgent sanitary evacuation request of a Myanmar sailor, a member of a commercial ship crew called « PERSEUS » bearing Portugal flag, coming from Türkiye and heading to Algeria at (27) nautical miles in North Bejaia, the sailor is 42 years old and was suffering from injuries in the bassin and a fracture in his arm after falling on board.
     Immediately, and in coordination with the Regional Center for Surveillance and Rescue Operations at sea Jijel/5thMR, a sanitary evacuation operation at sea was launched throughout the engagement of Research and Rescue Helicopter “AS-16” of the 560th Squadron of Research and Rescue Helicopters. The injured sailor was immediately evacuated to Bejaia airport and was transferred by the civil protection agents to Khelil Amran hospital in Bejaia to receive the necessary treatment.

  

  

     This operation falls within the framework of the humanitarian missions of the Naval Forces Command Coast-guard units, which reflect the efforts and how careful they are in intervening in order to save human lives at sea in all circumstances.


   


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