Announcement by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre regarding medevac operation
07/12/23 14:39 | Press release | Defence
On 7 December 2023 at 07:20 JRCC LARNACA activated National SAR Plan ‘NEARCHOS’ to deal with the medical evacuation of a 57-year male, crew member of the Maltese flagged cargo vessel “MGD JOY”.
The vessel was sailing at a distance of 110 nautical miles South-West of Cyprus within the SAR area of responsibility of the Republic of Cyprus (Nicosia FIR) and a helicopter from 460 SAR Squadron of the National Guard was scrambled to perform the evacuation operation with a specialized paramedic of the Ambulance Services on board.
The person was safely delivered at 10:15 to Paphos General Hospital for further medical treatment.
(NZ/AP)
You may also like
- Joint Statement by the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, the Ministry of Defence and the Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection regarding an incident in the maritime area between Cyprus and Syria
- Multinational CIMIC Exercise «ARGONAUT 2025»
- Joint Statement by the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, the Ministry of Defence and the Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection about the three Search and Rescue incidents
- Welcome address by the Chief of the National Guard General Staff, Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas
- PIO e-mail Αlerts service is suspended