NIWA deploys watercraft ambulance in Lagos

In response to the empowerment need of the Search and Rescue team in Lagos, the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu, has deployed a new ambulance boat to the Lagos area office.

According to the NIWA boss, the new watercraft fitted with amber lights and two 175 horsepower engines made by Yamaha with medical equipment, first aid boxes, communication system and stretchers, will form the fulcrum of rapid response to accidents on Lagos waterways.

The NIWA boss also disclosed that the ambulance watercraft, which is rugged and built to ferry accident victims and those who require immediate medical attention to the nearest hospital and medical hold bay, can travel at controlled timing without fear or anxieties of being buffeted by high impact waves.

He said Lagos waterways have the busiest watercraft traffic year-round with heritage operators and water users targeted for safety advocacy by the National inland Waterways Authority, Lagos area office, which has deployed its task force to curb mishaps on the waterways.