MMEA evacuates cruise passenger following stroke at sea

The woman being lowered on to the MMEA boat to be taken to the Port Dickson Hospital for treatment.

PORT DICKSON: Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel rescued a 66-year-old passenger who suffered a stroke while on board a cruise ship heading from Penang to Singapore.

MMEA Melaka and Negri Sembilan director Maritime Capt Iskandar Ishak said a team was dispatched to carry out the medical evacuation after the agency received information on the emergency from the Maritime Rescue Sub Centre in Johor Baru.