SHIPS CREWMAN EVACUATED TO HOSPITAL

Press Notice No: 23-11                                                          30 January, 2011
At 09.43am the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) at
Falmouth in Cornwall received a telephone call from a local shipping
Agent, (Tamlyns), reporting that they had been contacted by the owners
of the Motor Tanker DT Vincenzo P.

A 51 year old Filipino crewman onboard the vessel, which was 60
nautical miles south west of the Isles of Scilly, was suffering cardiac
problems. Due to the position of the vessel, Falmouth Coastguard used satellite
communications to obtain further information to enable an evacuation to
be planned.

The Captain of the DT Vincenzo P was then connected by the Coastguard to a
Doctor at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth for medical advice.
The Doctor made a medical assessment and recommended the patient to be
evacuated to the nearest hospital immediately.

A helicopter was requested by Falmouth Coastguard, and a Search and
rescue helicopter from 771 Naval Air Squadron at the Royal Naval Air
Station, Culdrose in Cornwall was scrambled to rendezvous with the
vessel, and fly the man to hospital in Truro, Cornwall.

Martin Bidmead, Watch Manager, Falmouth Coastguard said:

After communicating with the vessel via the most appropriate means, we sought medical advice, and then carried out the evacuation of the patient to the nearest suitable medical facility without delay. The man is now in the care of the medical team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, and we wish him a speedy recovery".

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