The Ministry of Interior (MoI) Wednesday announced that the Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue teams succeeded in rescuing a Korean national after he fell from a merchant ship that had entered Qatari waters.
n a Twitter statement, the ministry said the "Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue teams of the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security, the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), the Amiri Naval Forces and the Amiri Air Force rescued, in a joint operation, a Korean citizen after he fell from a merchant ship that had entered Qatari waters."
The statement explained that joint search and rescue teams acted immediately after receiving information and intensified search operations at the location of the ship and surrounding marine areas by using specialised marine gadgets and helicopters. The missing person was rescued from the water after 24-hour joint efforts, following which he was transported directly to Hamad hospital for necessary medical aid, the statement added.
