INS Trikand has provided urgent critical medical assistance to a Pakistani crew of a fishing vessel operating approximately 350 nautical miles east of the Oman coast. The Defence Ministry said that the Navy’s Mission Deployed stealth frigate, INS Trikand, intercepted a distress call from an Iranian dhow, Al Omeedi, where a crew member had sustained severe injuries to his fingers while working on the engine and was in critical condition. The injured individual, a Pakistani national, had suffered multiple fractures and severe hand injuries, resulting in heavy blood loss. The ministry said that additional medical supplies, including antibiotics, were provided to ensure the crew’s well-being until they reached Iran.