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PE NSRI in Emergency Flight

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Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said; At approximately 12h30 the SA Air Force (SAAF) 15 Squadron – Charlie Flight (Port Elizabeth) were tasked to casualty evacuate a 32 year old Indian crewman, aboard the French crude oil carrier BW Utah, suffering a suspected bleeding ulcer.

NSRI Port Elizabeth dispatched two NSRI rescue swimmers and a Netcare 911 paramedic to accompany the SAAF flight aboard a SAAF 15 Squadron – Charlie Flight BK-117 helicopter which departed Port Elizabeth at approximately 14h30 bound to rendezvous with the bulk carrier 30 nautical miles East of Port Elizabeth.

NSRI East London were placed on alert to stand-by and to be ready to assist in the operation if necessary.

On arrival on-scene the helicopter landed on the deck of the BW Utah where the paramedic initiated treatment to the patient who was found to be in a stable and satisfactory condition and the patient was loaded into the helicopter and flown to hospital in East London in a stable condition for further treatment.”

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Alan Straton

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Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.

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  1. Pity South Africa’s citizens don’t get this level of medical care. People die in the streets of PE, every day, waiting for one of three or four ambulances to arrive. Vote DA – they give a sh!t…