NSRI Rescues Critically Injured Sailor from Bulk Carrier Off Gqeberha Coast
The NSRI’s Gqeberha Station 6 crew and Department of Health’s paramedics rescued a critically injured Burmese seaman from a bulk carrier ship 46 nautical miles offshore. Despite language barriers, they successfully extricated the patient using a high-angle technical rope method. The sailor was transferred to the hospital in serious but stable condition.