Video: Volunteer Lifeboat Crew Medevacs Tanker Crewmember

[Brief] The Kinghorn RNLI volunteer lifeboat staff was called out on Monday night to leave an unwell crewmember from an item vessel secured off Kirkcaldy, a tiny port community on the eastern coastline ofScotland The lifeboat was called at 1620 hrs after the UK Coastguard got an ask for support from the item vessel Chistian Essberger. The vessel reported that a crewmember was struggling with a weakening clinical problem as well as required clinical discharge.

The lifeboat gone for 1630 as well as was together with the vessel within 6 mins. The casualty had the ability to make his means down the ladder onto the lifeboat on his very own, as well as the lifeboat staff gave him with a lifejacket for the journey to coast.

“We were quickly alongside the tanker and fortunately the casualty was able to climb down the ladder unaided. We prepared him for the short journey back to Kinghorn and returned to the lifeboat station,” claimed Scott McIlravie, the lifeboat’s helm.

The lifeboat’s casualty-care educated staff kept track of the seafarer till a rescue showed up. He was required to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy for more therapy.

“This was a successful job for our RNLI volunteers and we were able to get the casualty ashore for urgent treatment as quickly as possible,” claimed McIlravie.