Rescue helicopter flies ill crewman from North Sea vessel By July 29 2014, 9:57 pm July 29 2014, 9:57 pm Share Rescue helicopter flies ill crewman from North Sea vessel Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/301225/rescue-helicopter-flies-ill-crewman-north-sea-vessel/ Copy Link Shetland Coastguard were called at around 7pm A rescue helicopter was yesterday afternoon sent to transport a man in need of medical assistance from an offshore vessel. Shetland Coastguard sent helicopter Rescue-102 to the diving support vessel, the Bibby Polaris, at around 1.30pm. They arrived at the vessel, located around 80 miles west-north-west of Sumburgh, at 3.30pm. The man, said to be 30-years-old, is thought to suffer from an on-going medical condition. A Shetland Coastguard spokeswoman said: “They were tasked to airlift an ill crewman from there. They came back to Lerwick at 4.10pm. “They were met by the Lerwick coastguard rescue team and the Scottish Ambulance Service.” The man was then taken to Shetland’s Gilbert-Bain Hospital. An ambulance spokeswoman said: “We got the call at 3.50pm and we took him into accident and emergency”.
