Coastguard are assisting a woman and her newborn baby from Mull. Image: His Majesty's Coastguard and Bristow Helicopters
A man has been airlifted from the ship he was working on after falling ill.
Shetland Coastguard was called to assist with a medical transfer from a vessel east of Orkney at around 1.15pm today.
The coastguard helicopter scrambled to pick up the man from the cable laying vessel, which was about 48 nautical miles east of Kirkwall.
After arriving at the location 1.30pm, the casualty was flown to Kirkwall Airport.
Kirkwall coastguard crew assisted as he was then transferred into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service to be taken to Balfour Hospital at around 2.45pm.
Coastguard helicopter tasked to rescue casualty east of Orkney
