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Sailor evacuated from Mineral Dalian

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Ian Gray, NSRI port Elizabeth station commander, said:

At 10h15, Sunday, 05 November, NSRI Port Elizabeth were placed on alert by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) reporting a pending patient evacuation of an ill sailor from the bulk carrier Mineral Dalian sailing from South America to Taiwan and currently passing Port Elizabeth 50 nautical miles off-shore.

The TNPA was awaiting further information and NSRI Port Elizabeth’s duty crew were placed on alert.

At 11h16, NSRI Port Elizabeth were activated following reports from MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) informing that a Government Health EMS duty doctor had evaluated the patients condition by communications with the ship and an urgent patient evacuation was required with the patient reported to be in a serious condition with a suspected burst appendix.

We dispatched our sea rescue craft Eikos Rescuer IV accompanied by an EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedic and our sea rescue craft Spirit of Toft followed and we rendezvoused with the ship at 33 nautical miles off-shore and the patient, a 24 year old Ukraine, walking wounded, was transferred onto our sea rescue craft and brought to shore and he has been transported to hospital by EMS ambulance in a stable and satisfactory condition.

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