Captain unconscious on the bridge
Breskens, February 2, 2013
The volunteer lifeboat crew KNRM Breskens this afternoon a captain evacuated from a Maltese freighter. The man, with heart problems, was rushed to the hospital in Terneuzen.
The Maltese freighter Yasemin around noon from the Western North Sea ascended to head for Turkey. Once offshore shows that the waves still too high for the coaster and the captain decides to turn around and near Vlissingen to anchor.
When the ship sails towards Westerschelde, the captain suddenly collapses in front of his crew and the pilot. After a brief period of unconsciousness, the man comes back anyway.
Meanwhile, the pilot ofcourse alarmed the pilotsation. The Coast Guard alerts KNRM Breskens and an ambulance.
With the ambulance personnel with equipment on board, the lifeboat Zeemanshoop leaves the port of Breskens to sail to the Oostgat in the mouth of the Westerschelde.
At Dishoek they came alongside the ship and two crewmembers and two paramedics got onboard.
Once on the bridge the ambulance personnel takes care of about the patient, while the crewmembers evaluated the situation to see how to get the man evacuated.
After making an ECG, the paramedic concluded that it is not good looking and he has to be rushed to Terneuzen.
Moments later, the Zeemanshoop takes over the patient
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1736791 and set sail full at speed to Breskens. Here he is switched into the ambulance with flashing lights and sirens which goes towards Terneuzen.
Alarm time: 13:08 hours
Wind: North 5 Bft.
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