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Medevac off Penmarc'h

On Apr 19, 2016 at 12:17 a.m. the CROSS Etel was contacted by the "Introun Varia An Esperans" off Penmarc'h. It relays a request for assistance from the fishing vessel "Notre Dame de Kerizinen II - MX.686424", 113 gt (IMO: 8873867) aboard which one of the crew members, aged 49, lost consciousness. The information was confirmed a few minutes later by the Maritime Medical Consultation Centre (MMCC) in Toulouse which has just received a phone call fromthe "Notre Dame de Kerizinen II". The ship was 110 miles west of Penmarc'h. Following a conference call with the Maritime Medical Consultation Centre (MMCC) of Toulouse, the Maritime Medical Coordination (SCMM) of Finistère and the ship, the decision was made to evacuate the man by helicopter to the hospital de la Cavale Blanche in Brest. A Cayman helicopter of the naval air base Lanvéoc Poulmic took off with a medical team on board at 1 p.m. and reached the ship an hour later. The patient was hoisted aboard the Cayman and delivered at the hospital at 3:27 p.m.. French report with photos: https://www.premar-atlantique.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/evacuation-medicale-marin-pecheur-caseyeur-notre-dame-kerizinen.html