The ill fisherman was safely taken aboard the naval vessel about 109 nautical miles off the Galle Lighthouse. The patient was administered first aid aboard the ship which even offers medical facilities and transferred to a Fast Attack Craft to rush him to the Galle harbor.
The patient was then rushed to the Teaching Hospital-Karapitiya for further treatment. The Navy said it is the very first rescue operation undertaken by the former U.S. Coast Guard cutter after joining the Sri Lanka Navy fleet on June 6th.