Gideon Loubser, NSRI Hermanus duty controller, said:
"At 09h15 NSRI Hermanus volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from the long line fishing trawler ZANDELI reporting that their 34 year old crewman, who is from Woolsley, near to Ceres in the Western Cape, had suffered complete amputation of his left index finger from an ice chopping knife while chopping ice blocks, at fishing grounds off-shore of Hermanus.
"Our NSRI Hermanus volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft Hunters Gold Rescuer and responded to rendezvous with the vessel which was heading towards Hermanus from fishing grounds.
"An EMR private ambulance services ambulance was activated to stand-by at our sea rescue base.
"On arrival on-scene, 4 nautical miles off-shore of Danger Point, our NSRI medics stabilized the patient and he was transferred onto our sea rescue craft and brought to our sea rescue station in Hermanus harbour, accompanied by his amputated finger which was wrapped in sterile gauze and was being kept on ice.
"The patient has been transported to hospital by an EMR private ambulance in a stable condition and surgeons are investigating the possibility of reattaching the finger.
"The amputation is on the Proximal Phalange of the left index finger."
-ENDS-
Released by:
Craig Lambinon
Sea Rescue Communications
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