Two Royal Navy Helicopters from Culdrose and an RAF Nimrod from Kinloss in Scotland, all played a part in a daring rescue involving an injured fisherman 200 miles South West of the Islands.
The Aircraft were scrambled after a mayday call to the coastguards was received from a French fishing vessel. The vessel reported that a male crew member had sustained ‘serious pelvic and spinal injuries’, possibly from a mechanical failure. The lifeboat was not called into action due to the serious nature of the injuries and the distance out to sea, where the incident took place.
A Seaking Royal Navy ‘Search and Rescue’ (SAR) helicopter was sighted landing at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, at approximately 14:05 on Monday 21st of June. The injured man was said, by RCH staff, to be in a critical but stable condition.