Casualities details
Ship casualties, including types of incidents, specific dates, and additional narrative details.
Casualty type
Medical Emergency
Casualty details
The Central Port Authority of Kalamata, Greece, was informed that the third Engineer of the vessel needed immediate hospital care. An Air Force helicopter hoisted the patient from the vessel and flew him to the military airport of Kalamata, where he was picked up by an ambulance and transferred to the General Hospital of Messinia. The vessel was 120nm southwest of Kalamata, en route to Suez.