An HH-139 B helicopter from the 80th SAR (Search and Rescue) Center of the Air Force, based in Decimomannu, intervened during the night to recover and rescue a Maltese merchant ship sailing about sixty miles away west of Iglesias a man of around 30 years of age , of Turkish nationality, in danger of dying due to serious heart problems.

The man - explains the Air Force - had felt ill during navigation and after the request for help from the ship's crew at the maritime rescue stations, the emergency procedure and coordination with the Aerospace Operations Command immediately began of Poggio Renatico (Ferrara), which arranged for an air rescue helicopter from the Decimomannu base to take off around 4 am.

The crew, a specialized team made up of pilots, on-board operator and air rescuer, took off from the Sardinian base and after reaching the boat, lowered the air rescuer with the winch, and carried out the recovery - again with the winch - of the man stretchered, subsequently transported to the Brotzu hospital in Cagliari.

(Unioneonline/D)

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