ADVERSE sea conditions on Wednesday prevented NSRI East London from getting to a critically injured crewman on board the bulk carrier MV Grand Amanda. The crewman’s legs and thighs were fractured.
NSRI East London station commander Geoff McGregor said unfavourable sea conditions and the distance ruled out a helicopter evacuation‚ so the ship had to be diverted to head towards the nearest port.
Emergency crew remained on high alert throughout the night in case weather conditions subsided. The patient died in the early hours of Thursday morning.
by Petru Saal -TimesLIVE