Indonesian crewman airlifted to safety in offshore medical emergency off the Cape South Coast [SOUND]

# An Indonesian seafarer is recovering in a Cape Town hospital after being evacuated from a container vessel off the Cape South Coast. National Sea Rescue Institute Hermanus crews and ER24 paramedics responded to reports of a serious medical emergency near Walker Bay. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says they found the patient in a serious condition, but paramedics were able to stabilise him before transferring him from the ship: