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Medevac off Rotterdam
In the night from June 21 to 22, 2017, the KNRM station Hoek van Holland was alerted to the "Solway Fisher" which was entroute from Lerwick to Rotterdam after a crew member fell on board and suffered inuries, requiring a medevac. The lifeboat "Jeanine Parqui" and an SAR helicopter were deployed to the tanker. At Eurogeul two members of the rescue service were dropped off to take care of the victim. Short time later the helicpoter arrived on site and hoisted a diver and a medical on board. Then the patient was winched aboard the helicopter and taken to hospital. The tanker berthed in Rotterdam around 5 a.m. Dutch report with photo: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-hoek-van-holland/medische-evacuatie-in-warme-nacht
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