Fishing crew member taken to hospital

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2 November 2022 10:58

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The Sumburgh based Coastguard helicopter was involved in two of the three call outs Shetland Coastguard coordinated.

An archive image of the the Sumburgh based coastguard helicopter.

THE COASTGUARD came to the aid of an injured crew member onboard a fishing vessel off Unst on Tuesday night.

The alarm was raised shortly before 8pm, but the weather meant the coastguard helicopter was unable to carry out an airlift.

The fishing boat ended up traveling to Cullivoe in Yell instead, where the helicopter picked up the crew member – a number of hours after the original call.

Coastguard rescue teams from Lerwick, Mid Yell and Baltasound were all involved. The crew member was taken to the Gilbert Bain Hospital for onward medical care.

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