Coastguard winched medic to ship on the Thames

By Neil Speight 11th Mar 2021

Local News by Neil Speight 11th Mar 2021

The Coastguard helicopter hovers over the ship. Picture by Steve Mairs.

A COASTGUARD helicopter and the emergency services converged on the Port of Tilbury this afternoon (Wednesday, 10 March) after a medical emergency was called on a ship heading for Dagenham.

The alarm was raised as a Cobelfret ferry was approaching Tilbury while making a passage of the Thames and a medical emergency was declared involving a crew member.

The Port of London authority contacted the Port of Tilbury who made a riverside berth available and emergency service teams raced to the scene by land.

The Coastguard helicopter was involved and its winch was deployed to help with the rescue, winching a medic onto the ship.

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