An injured Indonesian crew member of the 'Carmen Tere' was medevaced by the Northland Rescue Helicopter crew on Jan 8, 2018. The alarm was raised by the Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Wellington which then contacted the Northland-based rescue team. The 'Carmen Tere' was about 314 km west of Cape Reinga when the initial call for help was made in the evening of Jan 7 outside the range of the helicopter. The vessel steamed closer and about 4 a.m. the rescue crew made the 277 km dash across the ocean with a half-an-hour turn-around time. The rescue was carried out in what was described as reasonable weather conditions. The helicopter crew were able to hover above the stern of the ship which was rolling in the swell, and lower a paramedic on board. Once on the ship the paramedic followed crew members to the lower deck where the injured man was found in pain lying on the floor. Back on deck he was put in a harness and was quickly winched into the rescue helicopter. The helicopter team flew to Kerikeri and refuelled before delivering the man to Whangarei Hospital where he remained in a stable condition.
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08 January 2018 - 20:56
Update: 08 January 2018 - 23:54
Medevac off Cape Reinga
An injured Indonesian crew member of the 'Carmen Tere' was medevaced by the Northland Rescue Helicopter crew on Jan 8, 2018
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08 January 2018 - 20:56
Update: 08 January 2018 - 23:54
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