The Italian sailor, member of an Italian fishing boat, who was transferred just after midnight by a Police helicopter to the Larnaca General Hospital died due to health problem.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Center Larnaka (JRCC) yesterday received information regarding a person in distress on board the Italian fishing boat “GRECALE”, which was sailing 8nm east of Cape Saint Andreas.
JRCC Larnaka activated the National Search and Rescue Plan “NEARCHOS”, scrambling a SAR helicopter of the Cyprus Police Aviation Unit, with a trained nurse of the State Health Services Organization’s Ambulance Service on board, to air evacuate the person to a hospital of the Republic of Cyprus.
The Italian sailor was transferred to Larnaka General Hospital.
