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Injured sailors rescued in Arafura Sea

The Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Wollongong has made a mercy dash to embark two injured Australians who were rescued by the "Posh Shearwater" in the Arafura Sea which had responded to a vessel in distress call and rescued the two men from their sinking craft on May 14, 2014. The transfer from the "Posh Shearwater" was made using a winchable Paraguard Stretcher onto HMAS "Wollongong"’s sea boat which then brought the injured sailors to the patrol boat. The task was made more difficult by the need to make the transfer at night in the open sea. Medical orderlies from HMAS "Wollongong" first boarded the "Posh Shearwater" to check and prepare the two men for transfer to the patrol boat. Once on board HMAS "Wollongong" the two sailors received medical treatment from the patrol boat’s crew and were taken to Darwin on May 15 for further treatment. The difficult part of transferring the men to the patrol boat was getting them off the ship and into the "Wollongong"’s small boat, a task complicated by one man having suspected back injuries. The task was made easier with the excellent cooperation of the Indonesian ship’s crew. They stopped in the water and gave a good position for the boats to come alongside.