Pratheeksha
- Kerala Chief Minister (CM) inaugurated the State’s First fully equipped Marine Ambulance ‘Pratheeksha’.
- Pratheeksha’ – built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is the first of the three marine ambulances ordered by the state.
- The Other 2 ships are ‘Prathyasha’ and ‘Karunya’.
- The Marine Ambulance is equipped to provide medical care for 10 persons at a time.
- The crew would consist of Paramedical staff who will be assisted by four sea rescue squads.
- The Ambulance will also have modern life-saving equipment, medicine stocks and portable mortuary.
- The Central institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Kochi provided the technical advice for building the marine ambulances.
- Pratheeksha will be stationed at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram, Prathyasa and Karunya will be stationed at Vypeen in Ernakulam and Beypore in Kozhikode.
