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Hartlepool RNLI assist injured fisherman

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Hartlepool RNLI volunteers were paged at 8.57am on Friday 22 March to assist an injured crewmember of a fishing boat that had two people aboard and was eight miles off the East Durham Coast.

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The injured fisherman is stretchered from the all weather lifeboat to an ambulance at the lifeboat station.
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The all-weather lifeboat Betty Huntbatch launched at 9.10am and was alongside the casualty vessel at 9.32am.

Two RNLI crewmembers were placed aboard the vessel where the casualty was assessed and casualty care administered.

The Coastguard helicopter was also tasked to attend the incident.

On arrival at the scene a Coastguard helicopter paramedic was winched down to the all-weather lifeboat and then transferred to the fishing boat to also assess the casualty.

The helicopter then landed on the Town Moor at the Headland Hartlepool whilst the Coastguard paramedic attended to the casualty on the fishing boat.

The injured fisherman was transferred on a stretcher from the fishing boat to the all-weather lifeboat and brought back to the Ferry Road lifeboat station where the casualty was transferred to an ambulance and taken to hospital. Sea conditions were described as moderate to rough with a force 5-6 wind.

Hartlepool RNLI Coxswain, Robbie Maiden said: 'Once again all the training we do as volunteers paid off with a very quick response to the pagers going off, getting to sea quickly and casualty care administered to the injured fisherman. It was also good to work with the Coastguard helicopter crew.

'On behalf of everyone at Hartlepool RNLI we hope the injured fisherman makes a successful recovery from his injuries.'

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For further information contact Hartlepool RNLI press officer Tom Collins: [email protected]

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The all weather lifeboat pictured bringing back the casualty from the fishing boat to the lifeboat station.
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The Coastguard helicopter pictured over Hartlepool.
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Tom Collins
Lifeboat Press Officer, Hartlepool Lifeboat Station

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