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Rescue cum Ambulance boat well managed the rescue operations in flood hit Kerala

By:: arjun

23
Jul

23rd July 2018 – Hindustan Times Marooned in an isolated island in Alappuzha amid the worst flood in central Kerala, 62-year-old Kunhirama Kaimal got a kiss of life after a marine ambulance stabilized him following a cardiac arrest on Sunday and rushed him to the nearest road head from where he was taken to Alappuzha […]

Crew training for Kerala’s first rescue boat

By:: arjun

8
May

Kochi, 3rd May 2018: Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions and SWTD jointly hosted a two days training programme for the crew members of Kerala’s First Rescue Boat which was launched last month. Navgathi team explained to the crew the various features equipped in the boat. Experts from medical and rescue domains give the necessary training […]

Navgathi’s 120 passenger A/C cruiser boat touches the water

By:: arjun

13
Apr

Kochi, 12th April 2018: Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions, a company based out of Kochi which is into design and construction of specialized watercraft has launched the 120 pax Air conditioned Tourist Ferry Boat for Kerala State Water Transport Department. The boat is intended to operate between Vaikom and Ernakulam. Equipped with 2 numbers of […]

Kerala Chief Minister launched the first rescue-cum-ambulance boat

By:: arjun

11
Apr

10th April 2018 – The New Indian Express Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the first rescue-cum-ambulance boat introduced by the Kerala State Water Transport Department (SWTD) at Panavally near Cherthala on Monday.After the launch, the CM said that the state government is committed to use the waterways for Kerala’s development. “The state has 1,700-km-long waterways. […]