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Medevac off Brehat

On Jan 2, 2016 at 8:01 p.m., the CROSS CORSEN was alerted by the "Cayman" after one crew member was seriously injured at the hand. Following a conference call with the Maritime Medical Consultation Centre (MMCC), the Maritime Medical Coordination of Finistère and the ship, the decision was made to evacuate the patient by helicopter to the Hospital Cavale Blanche in Brest. The trawler was north of Brehat. A Cayman helicopter was dispatched frmo the naval air base Lanvéoc-Poulmic with a medical team on board and took off at 9:20 p.m. At 10:00 it reached the ship. The injured sailor and the medical team were hoisted aboard the helicopter and the patient delivered at the hospital at 11:10 p.m.

Trawler disabled off Ushant

On Mar 9, 2015, around 11 a.m. the "Caïman" suffered an engine failure while sailing 70 nautical north of Ushant. It was taken in tow by the "Félir", and both ships headed to the port of Légué, where they arrived in the morning of Mar 10, accompanied by the pilot boat from Saint-Brieuc (Côtes d'Armor) and an SNSM boat. French report with photo: http://www.ouest-france.fr/saint-brieuc-le-caiman-en-panne-arrive-au-port-du-legue-3242536

Injured fisherman medevaced off Falmouth

A French fisherman has been aided by the RNLI after suffering a chest injury aboard the "Cayman" in the evening of Jan 3, 2014. The Falmouth Coastguard requested the launch of the all weather lifeboat just after 8.30 p.m. to carry out a medical assessment and evacuation of a fisherman. The vessel had been fishing in the English Channel when the man was hit by a trawl wire and thrown against the gunwale with considerable force, and the after contacting coastguards the crew headed to Falmouth Bay before meeting the lifeboat five miles south-east of Falmouth. Upon arrival a lifeboat crewmember was placed on board the fishing vessel with first aid items including oxygen, to assess the casualty’s condition and to administer casualty care. In view of the prevailing weather conditions it was decided it would be too dangerous to transfer the casualty in the bay so the lifeboat escorted the vessel towards the harbour entrance. At 10.06 p.m. as both vessels were approaching Black Rock additional oxygen was requested and this was transferred across to the vessel. The fishing boat was taken to the northern arm of the docks where it was tied up alongside to allow the casualty to be safely transferred to the lifeboat in a stretcher. The lifeboat returned to its station where the casualty was handed to paramedics and taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital for treatment.