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NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew respond to Stingray incident
Michael Wilson, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Port Elizabeth duty coxswain, said, “At 15h00, Sunday, 14 March, NSRI Port Elizabeth was placed on alert to prepare for a pending patient evacuation operation expected to take place mid evening. A local adult male fisherman, on a local fishing vessel, had been stung by a Stingray while at fishing grounds a few days earlier. Medical crew onboard the vessel were treating the fisherman for pain and while he was recovering they decided to rather call for assistance and they were instructed to begin heading towards their nearest Port after a Western Cape Government Health EMS duty doctor evaluated the patient in communications and it was deemed necessary for him to be evacuated to hospital as soon as possible.”
“NSRI Emergency Operations Centre, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty controllers, Telkom Maritime Radio Services, WC Government Health EMS, Transnet National Ports Authority and Port Health Authorities assisted MRCC in logistics and coordination of the patient evacuation operation. At 21h30, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew launched our sea rescue craft Spirit of Toft, accompanied by two Eastern Cape Government Health EMS rescue paramedics and we rendezvoused with the fishing trawler off-shore of Summer Strand in Algoa Bay. Two NSRI rescue crew were transferred onto the fishing trawler and the patient was found to be in a stable condition and walking wounded.” “He was transferred onto our sea rescue craft and brought to our NSRI Port Elizabeth sea rescue station in the care of the two EMS rescue paramedics. The patient was transported to hospital for further care.” Source: The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) |
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