Patient airlifted from merchant ship south of Limassol

A patient was airlifted from a merchant vessel on Wednesday by the rescue coordination centre in Larnaca.

The operation was launched at 11.45am when the vessel was sailing around 90 nautical miles south of Limassol.

A helicopter from the 460th medical squadron of the national guard was deployed to carry out the evacuation.

A specialised nurse from the airlift team of the ambulance service was on board the helicopter to provide medical care during the transfer.

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