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

By YEE XIANG YUN

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.

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MMEA , Medical Evacuation , Batu Pahat , Heart Attack , Crew , Ship

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