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Indian Coast Guard evacuates ailing sailor from tanker off Goa coast

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  1. Indian Coast Guard evacuated ailing sailor Laxman Pandhare from the MT Kashimasan off Goa coast.

  2. The 333-metre crude oil tanker was sailing from Fujairah Port in the UAE to Kochi.

  3. The sailor complained of severe pain in lower abdomen and back, prompting the vessel to seek assistance at 3 am on July 23.

  4. The evacuation was executed by Indian Coast Guard Ship Akshay based on Coast Guard District Headquarters No. 11 (Goa).

  5. The sailor was shifted to a private hospital in Vasco da Gama, Goa, for medical treatment.

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