PORT ELIZABETH - FILIPINO SAILOR ASSISTED AT PE HOSPITAL AFTER HAND CAUGHT IN SHIP'S RIGGING

Just after midnight, Friday, 02 September, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Eikos Rescuer IV to respond to the vessel Tilos, a supply ship at anchorage 6nm from Port Elizabeth Port, following a request for medical assistance from the ship reporting a 42 year old Filipino crewman suffering a hand injury after his left hand was caught in rigging during normal ship working operations.

On arrival on the scene the crewman was found to be in a stable condition having received medical treatment from the ships medics on board.   He had sustained 4 fractures to the left hand (2 finger fractures, a palm fracture and a wrist fracture).

The sailor was taken aboard the sea rescue craft and brought into Port where the ship’s agent transported the sailor to hospital. The patient was in a stable condition (walking wounded).

VIA - nsri.org.za