Watch: Injured Crew Rescued After Ship Caught Fire In UAE Waters
An injured crew member was airlifted and flown to a nearby hospital after his ship caught fire.
A helicopter sent by UAE’s National Search and Rescue Centre took him to the Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi for treatment as he had burn injuries.
نفذ المركز الوطني للبحث والانقاذ التابع للحرس الوطني يوم الثلاثاء الموافق 6 يونيو 2023 مهمة إخلاء طبي لمصاب أثناء احتراق سفينة تابعة لجمهورية بنما في المياة الإقليمية التابعة لدولة الامارات.
تم إخلاء المصاب بطائرة المركز إلى مدينة الشيخ شخبوط الطبية لتلقي العلاج اللازم. pic.twitter.com/VvY9vLYtNK— NSRCUAE – NGC (@NSRCUAE) June 7, 2023
The video shows smoke erupting from the cargo ship’s stern and three other vessels trying to extinguish it.
The blaze occurred on Tuesday on a Panama-flagged cargo ship.
Reference: Khaleej times, the national news
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