RNLI rescues worker with severe head injury at Essex port

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 16:02 · Archive

Gravesend RNLI rescued a worker with a severe head injury from a ship at London Gateway Port on the River Thames.

A worker suffered a severe head injury when they fell from height on board a ship at London Gateway Port in Thurrock on the River Thames. Gravesend RNLI was called at around 7.40pm on Tuesday, October 20, after a Mayday was broadcast from the vessel.

Two members of the three-person RNLI crew boarded the ship using a pilot ladder and located the injured worker in a generator room. The confined space, tight bulkheads and steep stairways presented significant difficulties for the rescue team. Duty RNLI Thames Commander Tyler Bonham said a 'multi-stage evacuation plan was agreed' to minimise further injury and reduce risk to the casualty.

The worker was carefully moved from the generator room onto the deck and secured to a stretcher. The vessel's onboard systems were then used to lower them onto a tug waiting alongside, which transferred them to an ambulance.

RNLI rescues worker with severe head injury at Essex port — Image: Echo (Basildon)

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Urgent rescue launched as worker suffers severe head injury at Essex portGravesend RNLI rescued a worker with a severe head injury from a ship at London Gateway on the River Thames, transferring them by tug to an ambulance.Echo (Basildon) · 21 Oct, 15:07
Urgent rescue launched as worker suffers severe head injury at Essex portGravesend RNLI rescued a worker with a severe head injury from a ship at London Gateway on the River Thames, transferring them by tug to an ambulance.Brentwood Guardian · 21 Oct, 15:07
Urgent rescue launched as worker suffers severe head injury at Essex portGravesend RNLI rescued a worker with a severe head injury from a ship at London Gateway on the River Thames, transferring them by tug to an ambulance.Colchester Gazette · 21 Oct, 15:07

In this story: Gravesend RNLI · London Gateway Port · Thurrock · River Thames · Tyler Bonham

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