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Medevac off Cherbourg

On Mar 31, 2016, at 8.30 p.m. the CROSS Jobourg was informed by the "Vauban" hat a crew member, aged 42, had an onboard accident and suffered a 5 cm wound at the head. The ship was 45 mileseast of Cherbourg in the Casquets traffic separation scheme. The CROSS Jobourg held a conference call with the ship, the Maritime Medical Consultation Centre in Toulouse, and the maritime medical coordination in Le Havre. The CROSS Jobourg deployed an EC 225 helicopter EC 225 of the Navy base in Maupertus at 8 p.m. which retrieve the wounded and delivered him to the Louis Pasteur Hospital in Cherbourg at 9.45 p.m.

Medevac off Barfleur

In the morning of Jan 30, 2015, the CROSS Joburg was informed by the "Vauban" that a crew member had suffered a hand injury. The trawler was 25 nautical miles east of Barfleur. The Cross Joburg had a conference call with the Marine Medical Consultation Centre (MMCC) in Toulouse, and the SAMU maritime medical coordination (SCMM) in Le Havre, and a medevac was decided. The CROSS Jobourg deployed an EC 225 helicopter of the Navy Base in Maupertus which hoisted the wounded and took him to the University Hospital (CHU) in Caen at noon. French report with photo: http://www.ouest-france.fr/accident-de-mer-un-homme-dequipage-du-chalutier-vauban-helitreuille-3153989