Injured Crew Member Transferred To Hospital
A container ship — traveling from Baltimore to Malaysia — diverted to Bermuda to transfer a crew member with a suspected broken leg, who was safely brought ashore and taken to hospital for treatment.
A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre [BMOC] spokesperson said, “Tuesday, 10th June, 2:24pm. Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a Satellite Telephone call from the captain onboard the Maltese Registered 149,210grt container ship M/V Theseus, advising they wished to divert to Bermuda, to transfer a Filipino crew member who had suffered a suspected broken leg following an injury onboard, which required attention at a local hospital facility.
“The vessel was on passage from Baltimore, USA bound for Port Klang, Malaysia. The vessel arrived offshore in Bermuda Waters on Wednesday 11th June at 07:00am, the 46-year-old Filipino Crew Member was safely transferred to Ordnance Island by the Pilot/Rescue Boat St David, and subsequently taken by ambulance to KEMH for medical treatment.”
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