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Best efforts of emergency services not enough to save man in ship to port rescue bid

By Neil Speight   11th Mar 2021

The Celestine is a regular sight for ship spotters on the Thames in Thurrock as she travels between the UK and European ports.
The Celestine is a regular sight for ship spotters on the Thames in Thurrock as she travels between the UK and European ports.

IT has been confirmed that despite the best efforts of the emergency services, yesterday's attempted rescue mission to save a crew member of the Cobelfret vessel Celestine ended in a death.

Thurrock Nub Nub yesterday (Wednesday, 11 March) reported on the incident when the Coastguard flew a medic to the ship as it was making passage up the Thames towards Dagenham following the alert about a medical emergency.

The ship was diverted to the Port of Tilbury where land-based emergency services were on hand and it is understood medics worked with the patient on board for more than an hour but were unable to save him.

A statement from the East of England Ambulance service says: "An ambulance, rapid response vehicle and three vehicles from the Hazardous Area Response Team were called out to a medical emergency on a boat coming into Tilbury Docks just before 2pm yesterday. Sadly, despite the best efforts of all involved, the male patient sadly died."

Today a spokesperson from The Port of Tilbury added: "The Port of Tilbury assisted the PLA yesterday when a medical emergency was reported onboard a vessel sailing along the Thames. We were sorry to hear that the person unfortunately passed away and our condolences go to his family and colleagues."

     

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