Armed Forces perform medical evacuation of sick Egyptian sailor

Late last night at 10:03pm, the Operations Centre of the Armed Forces of Malta was informed by the master of a Maltese fishing vessel 'Michela Rosaria' that a crew member was suffering from severe neck and ear pain.
 
The vessel was 67 nautical miles South West of Malta at the time and, following consultation with an AFM Medical Officer, an AB212 helicopter of the Italian Military Mission was dispatched to the area at 11.50pm.
 
The Egyptian sailor was airlifted aboard the helicopter and transferred to AFM Airwing Base at 01.33 a.m. where an ambulance was waiting to take him to Mater Dei Hospital for further medical attention.