Man rescued from offshore gas rig after medical episode

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 18:32 · Archive

HM Coastguard rescued a man from the Cygnus Alpha offshore gas platform in the North Sea after he experienced a medical episode.

HM Coastguard mounted a rescue operation after a man experienced a medical episode on the Cygnus Alpha offshore gas platform in the southern North Sea. The helicopter landed at the installation at around 1.30pm on Wednesday 21 October.

Scarbrough Coastguard teams were waiting to secure the site at Scarborough Hospital before the man was admitted to hospital. The Cygnus Alpha installation has been in operation since December 2016.

How it is being reported

• Man taken to hospital after medical episode on offshore gas rigA rescue operation has been called after reports of a man experiencing a medical episode on an offshore gas rig.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 21 Oct, 17:50
• Man taken to hospital after medical episode on offshore gas rigA rescue operation has been called after reports of a man experiencing a medical episode on an offshore gas rig.The Press (York) · 21 Oct, 17:50

In this story: HM Coastguard · Cygnus Alpha · North Sea · Scarborough Coastguard · Scarborough Hospital

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