MMEA to the rescue after ship's crewman suffers heart attack

BATU PAHAT: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency's (MMEA) medical evacuation team rescued a 53-year-old man who had a heart attack at sea.

Batu Pahat zone MMEA director Maritime Commander Mohd Haniff Mohd Yunus said they received an alert from a shipping company agent at 8.25pm on Saturday (March 25) informing them of the incident involving a crewman on the Singapore-bound vessel Vangelis.