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Medevac of injured fisherman failed due to bad weather
An attempt to airlift a fisherman with a badly sliced finger off the 'Adventurer 11' northwest of the Outer Hebrides had to be abandoned on March 21, 2024, because of horrendous weather conditions. The alarm was raised around 7.15 a.m. by the Ullapool-based trawler, which was around 27 miles from the Flannan Isles. The Stornoway-based Coastguard search and rescue helicopter attempted to airlift the injured man, who had suffered the wound to his ring finger on his right handl from the trawler. But with big swell and strong winds. It was just not possible to winch him off. The man - part of the ten person crew - was in a stable condition. The helicopter has returned to base and the trawler .was heading to Ullapool
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