Sailor airlifted to Bermuda after fall

At 4:50pm on Monday afternoon, 18th November, the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a call from the US  Coast Guard District D5 at Norfolk, Virginia reporting that a crew member on board the mv Finesse, 110nm southwest  of Bermuda, had suffered serious trauma injuries following a fall. The ship was diverted towards Bermuda and the US Coast Guard tasked a HH60 helicopter from Elizabeth City to Bermuda to refuel and then onward to the ship to airlift the 35 year old Ukranian national. Injuries suffered were a severe gash to the scalp, a broken hand and broken leg. The helicopter was on scene with the Finesse shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning and the patient was hoisted on board the helicopter and inbound to Bermuda by 1:30am, arriving at LF Wade International Airport at 1:50am. The patient was transferred by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.