Casualities details
Ship casualties, including types of incidents, specific dates, and additional narrative details.
Casualty type
Medical Emergency
Casualty details
The captain fell sick and was in need of urgent medical assistance 2.5nm southeast of the small Baltic Sea island of Greifswalder Oie. Lifeboat Berthold Beitzwas deployed to assist and, despite the adverse weather conditions, managed to transfer two sea rescuers onto the vessel to provide first aid. The man was eventually medevaced by helicopter and taken to hospital.