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Medevac off Penmarc'h

On Dec 2, 2016, around 5 p.m. the CROSS Gris Nez was alerted by the MRCC in Madrid after a crew member of the "Nandu Arrow" fell ill. The CROSS d'Étel then coordinated the assistance operations. The "Nandu Arrow" was sailing 142 nautical miles south-east of Penmarc'h Point in the Bay of Biscay. Following a telephone conference with the Maritime Medical Consultation Center in Toulouse, the Maritime Medical Coordination of Finistère and the ship, the decision was made to evacuate the sailor by helicopter to the center Hospital of Brest. The "Nandu Arrow" then made a U-turn to get closer to the coast. The CROSS deployed a Caiman helicopter of the Lanvéoc-Poulmic naval base with a medical team on board which took off at 6.11 p.m. and reached the ship at 7.10 p.m. The sailor was taken care of by the medical team on the ship and then hoisted aboard the Cayman. At 7:30 p.m., the helicopter left the ship and headed for the La Cavale Blanche hospital where he landed at 8:37 p.m. The sailor was then taken care of by the hospital staff. A la suite d’une conférence téléphonique avec le Centre de Consultation Médicale Maritime (CCMM) de Toulouse, le SAMU de Coordination Médicale Maritime (SCMM) du Finistère et le navire, la décision est prise d’évacuer le marin par hélicoptère vers le centre hospitalier de Brest. Le Nandu Arrow effectue alors demi-tour afin de se rapprocher des côtes. Le CROSS engage l’hélicoptère d’alerte Caïman de la base d’aéronautique navale de Lanvéoc-Poulmic (Marine nationale) avec une équipe médicalisée à son bord. Celui-ci décolle à 18h11 et rejoint le navire à 19h10. Le marin souffrant est pris en charge par l’équipe médicalisée sur le navire de commerce puis hélitreuillé à bord du Caïman. À 19h30, l’hélicoptère quitte le navire et se dirige vers le centre hospitalier de La Cavale Blanche où il se pose à 20h37. Le marin est alors pris en charge par le personnel de l'hôpital.