Two days after putting ashore an injured crewman - and despite there being no boats from Newlyn at sea since last Wednesday the Breton trawler Cayman fishes on...
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| an indication of the weather she is working in can be seen from the VesselTracker weather readout which helpfully gives and average wave height reading for the area the boat is working in - 7.6m or 25ft is decidedly uncomfortable - she must be on good fishing to make it worth the discomfort! |
A French fisherman has been aided by the RNLI after suffering a chest injury aboard the "Cayman" in the evening of Jan 3, 2014.
The Falmouth Coastguard requested the launch of the all weather lifeboat just after 8.30 p.m. to carry out a medical assessment and evacuation of a fisherman. The vessel had been fishing in the English Channel when the man was hit by a trawl wire and thrown against the gunwale with considerable force, and the after contacting coastguards the crew headed to Falmouth Bay before meeting the lifeboat five miles south-east of Falmouth. Upon arrival a lifeboat crew member was placed on board the fishing vessel with first aid items including oxygen, to assess the casualty’s condition and to administer casualty care.
In view of the prevailing weather conditions it was decided it would be too dangerous to transfer the casualty in the bay so the lifeboat escorted the vessel towards the harbour entrance. At 10.06 p.m. as both vessels were approaching Black Rock additional oxygen was requested and this was transferred across to the vessel. The fishing boat was taken to the northern arm of the docks where it was tied up alongside to allow the casualty to be safely transferred to the lifeboat in a stretcher.
The lifeboat returned to its station where the casualty was handed to paramedics and taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital for treatment. (6 hours ago, by Timsen )