999 call brings rescue for crew member after heart attack on anchored ship

Md Arafat Hossain called the National Emergency Service 999 early on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from the lighter vessel Bashundhara Oil and Gas-01, anchored in the Bay of Bengal near Parkirchar under Anwara Police Station in Chattogram. He said a crew member had fallen seriously ill with severe chest pain while the vessel was travelling from Kutubdia in Cox’s Bazar to the No. 9 Eastern Refinery jetty in Chattogram. He requested an urgent rescue.

The 999 service immediately alerted the Coast Guard East Zone control room in Chattogram to arrange a swift rescue. Constable Rifat Islam received the call, while 999 police dispatcher Sub-Inspector Md Fakrul Ahamed followed up and coordinated with the Coast Guard and Navy personnel involved in the rescue.

Acting on the information from 999, the Coast Guard East Zone’s BCGS Tanvir rescue patrol team quickly reached the vessel and rescued the seriously ill crew member, Md Moin Uddin, 42. The team brought him safely ashore at No. 15 jetty in Patenga, Chattogram, for transfer to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for treatment. At the latest update, Moin Uddin was receiving treatment in the hospital’s cardiology department.