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Gqeberha: Succesful Medical Evac

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Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha duty coxswain, said: At 21h31, Tuesday, 16 January, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were placed on alert to prepare to patient evacuate an injured sailor from a bulk carrier heading towards Algoa Bay from deep sea.

A crewman onboard the motor vessel had reportedly fallen and suffered an injury.

NSRI Gqeberha duty controllers, NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre), TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) Port Elizabeth Port Control, Police Sea Borderline Control, a WC Government Health EMS duty doctor and EMS Metro Control and Telkom Maritime Radio Services, in cooperation with the ship agent, assisted MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), in the logistics and coordination of the patient evacuation operation.

The EMS duty doctor deemed it necessary for the patient to be evacuated to hospital as soon as possible and MRCC requested the motor vessel’s master to head towards Gqeberha while NSRI Gqeberha, NSRI EOC and EC Government Health EMS were placed on alert.

Medical advice was communicated to the ships medical crew and the patients developing condition was monitored by the EMS duty doctor in cooperation with MRCC and Telkom Maritime Radio Services.

At 11h59, Wednesday, 17 January, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew launched the NSRI rescue craft Rescue 6 Alpha, accompanied by an EMS rescue paramedic.

We rendezvoused with the motor vessel in Algoa Bay, at 12h24, in favourable sea conditions.

The EMS rescue paramedic and 2 NSRI MEX (Medical Extrication) crew were transferred onto the motor vessel.

The patient, who was in the care of the ships medical crew, was assessed by the EMS rescue paramedic.

In a stable condition the patient was hoisted onto the NSRI rescue craft secured into a seated harness.

The patient, in the care of the paramedic and NSRI medics, was brought to our NSRI Gqeberha rescue station where he was transferred to an EMS ambulance.

The patient was transported to hospital by EMS ambulance in a stable condition for further medical care and he is expected to make a full recovery.

The operation completed at 14h24.

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