A man had to be evacuated from a standby vessel after he was injured during an on-board exercise on Wednesday morning.
Shetland Coastguard was contacted at around 9am and a rescue helicopter airlifted him from the Vos Defender to Tingwall airstrip, landing there at around 11.50am, from where he was transferred to the Gilbert Bain Hospital for treatment.
A coastguard helicopter went to the aid of a fisherman onboard a vessel north of Shetland this morning (Tuesday). The R900 was called out before…
READ FULL STORYEmergency services are carrying out a medical evacuation at an offshore installation.
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