Man (28) rescued and brought to Cork in dramatic coast guard operation
Coast Guard helicopter Rescue R115, which was part of a joint medical evacuation which saw the rescue of a 28-year-old Filipino man from a vessel 120 miles off of Ireland's south-west coast. Photograph Press 22
IRISH officials have hailed as “unprecedented” a joint rescue operation which saw Irish and UK coast guards rescue an injured man from a vessel in difficult weather conditions 120 miles off Ireland's south-west coast on Wednesday.
A 28-year-old Filipino man who suffered “life-threatening” crush injuries onboard a Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker was medically evacuated in a joint operation by the Irish and UK coast guards Wednesday.
The evacuation from the , an LPG tanker registered in Marshall Islands, was co-ordinated by the Irish Coast Guard at MRSC (Marine Rescue Sub-Centre) Valentia in Kerry and the UK Coastguard, as the incident occurred within the UK Search and Rescue Region.
Coast guard officials at Valentia and in the UK had collaborated in planning the mission since late on Tuesday afternoon as the vessel travelled across the Atlantic toward Ireland.
The mission was conducted by the Shannon-based Coast Guard helicopter R115, with aerial cover support provided by a UK Coastguard fixed-wing aircraft.
A spokesperson for MRSC Valentia told on Wednesday afternoon that the operation had been an “unprecedented” success.
“The rescue was carried out in very extreme and challenging weather conditions off of the south-west coast, and it had been an ongoing situation since yesterday when we made contact with the vessel by satellite phone and ascertained that the injured man had sustained a life-threatening crush injury,” the spokesperson said.
The injured man was taken to Cork Airport by R115, where he was then transferred by ambulance to Cork University Hospital.
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