Norfolk coastguard rescue
Published:
4:26 PM March 24, 2010
Updated:
9:15 AM October 11, 2020
The master of a ship carrying petroleum fuel off the coast at Cromer had to be rescued after suffering a suspected stroke.
The master of a ship carrying petroleum fuel off the coast at Cromer had to be rescued after suffering a suspected stroke.
Yarmouth coastguard were alerted to the incident aboard an LPG (liquid petroleum gas) carrier ship 60 miles north east of Cromer, just after midday today .
A rescue helicopter was dispatched for the man and he was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
It is not known how serious his condition is.
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