A Filipino sailor was transferred to the Pierre Zobda Quitman University Hospital in Fort-de-France after a serious accident aboard the 'Ultra Wollongong'
A Filipino sailor was transferred to the Pierre Zobda Quitman University Hospital in Fort-de-France after a serious accident aboard the 'Ultra Wollongong'. He was badly burned at face and arms. The CROSS AG was alerted on June 30, 2018, in the morning, and following a conference call with the Marine Medical Consultation Center (MCMC), a medevac was decided. The ship was located more than 450 miles off Martinique, and it was diverted to rendezvous with the helicopter 'Dragon 972'. The hoist took place on July 1 around 8 p.m. 80 miles east of Martinique. The shi resumed its voyage fomr Saint John to to Brazil.
