IEVOLI COBALT

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Crew member died of stroke

A man has been airlifted to hospital after collapsing on board the "Ievoli Cobalt" off the Isle of Wight on Sep 11, 2017. Two crew members tried to resuscitate the man when the alarm was raised. The Bembridge RNLI boat launched at 6 a.m. to the ship which was located in St Helens Roads, following a report that a crew member had possibly suffered a stroke. Two crew members were transferred to the "Ievoli Cobalt", who after an initial assessment, carried out CPR on the casualty until the arrival of the Coastguard helicopter’s paramedic. Having picked two crew members back up, the lifeboat returned to Bembridge. In the St Mary's Hospital the man was confirmed dead. Officers from Hampshire Constabulary attended the ship to establish the circumstances of the death. The death was not being treated as suspicious and a file was being prepared for the coroner. Report with photo: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2017/september/11/early-morning-call-out-for-bembridge-rnli-all-weather-lifeboat