Oil Tanker Diverts Due To Injured Crew Member
An oil tanker – traveling from Portugal to the United States — diverted to Bermuda to transfer a crew member in need of urgent medical treatment.
A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “Wednesday 17th September 2025, 7:30am – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a satellite telephone call from the captain onboard the Isle of Man registered 64,309grt oil tanker M/V Kmarin Rigour, advising they wished to divert to Bermuda to transfer an Indian crew member who had suffered a serious injury to one finger on his hand following an accident onboard, which required attention at a local hospital facility.
“The vessel was on passage from Lisbon, Portugal bound for the US Gulf Coast. The Kmarin Rigour making best speed, arrived offshore in Bermuda waters on Saturday 20th September at 08:30am. The 44-year-old Indian 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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