"One of the crewmen aboard had medical issues and required to be airlifted from the vessel. "Buckie's RNLI lifeboat William Blannin was launched at 7.42pm on Tuesday, December 8 to assist a coaster which was situated off the mouth of the River Spey on her way to Buckie Harbour. Tuesday evening saw the volunteer crew alerted, as a spokesman for Buckie RNLI lifeboat station explained. Buckie's RNLI lifeboat William Blannin assisted the medical evacuation of a coaster crewman. The team attached photos of the cruise liner before and after approaching, with the impressive vessel set to join a whole host of similar ships that have docked in the capital recently, including the Carnival Pride, which carries a crew of around 900 people, as well as being kitted out with 2,000 cabins, an onboard water park, gym and various restaurants.BUCKIE'S RNLI lifeboat has been called out to assist in the evacuation of a sick cargo boat crewman. I’d like to thank the crew for their rapid response time and wish the casualty well." To sign up, simply enter your email address into this link here and select Daily News.Ĭoxswain Bruce Rae said: "At Invergordon RNLI we are always happy to provide support and assistance to our visiting cruise liners, a medical evacuation is a time critical event and we will always do what we can to ensure a successful outcome. The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent at 6.30pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories of the day. #Lifeboat medical free#Get all the latest news and headlines from Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.įrom breaking news to the latest on the coronavirus crisis in Scotland, we'll have you covered. The Lifeboat made the journey back to the Fairway Buoy to ensure the senior medic re-joined the liner on the continued journey south before returning to the lifeboat berth in the West Harbour, washed, refuelled and made ready for service by 10:15pm." "The lifeboat was met by an awaiting Ambulance and Rapid Response Team along with local Coastguard where the casualty was conveyed to Raigmore Hospital for medical attention. Arriving a short time later, two casualty trained crew boarded the liner and along with the liner medical time assisted the casualty and a senior medic onboard the lifeboat for the return journey to Invergordon West Harbour. "The Lifeboat launched with a crew of six and made best speed to the Cruise Liner which had stopped at the Moray Firth Fairway Buoy to await the arrival of the Shannon Class Lifeboat. READ MORE - Edinburgh Fringe comedian hits back after man makes 'creepy comment' to her Releasing more information on the vital rescue, the Invergordon Lifeboat Team said: "Invergordon’s Volunteer crew were paged to launch to assist with a medical issue on board a Cruise Liner which had departed earlier in the evening bound for Edinburgh. Six crew members reached the mega cruise ship, with two casualty-trained crew boarding and transporting the person in distress back to ambulance crews waiting at Invergordon harbour. Invergordon's volunteer crew were paged to assist the emergency which had departed the town earlier that day on Tuesday, August 9. A medical emergency onboard a huge cruise liner bound for Edinburgh sparked the launch of an RNLI crew who raced to the North Sea.
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