The National Sea Rescue Organisation of South Africa

22 Squadron
22 Squadron

35 Squadron

35 Squadron

Operation - MV Flandre


NSRI tasked to airlift a casualty off the VLCC Mv Flandré
Loa: 330m Dwt: 305 000mt

Ships Agent.
GAC Gulf Agency Company- Saldanha Eric Barnard 

Position of vessel as at 10H00 -
Status : Drifting.
S32º 59.000’ E017º 25.000’

25 nm W of Saldanha Bay 77.4 nm NW of Ysterplaat AFB

Last port call: Gentile West Africa
Next port call: Saldanha Bay

Patient Details
Mr Nikolai Kaleev (49) Bulgarian national (reported symptoms of MI)
Stable as at 10H00 08/08/07
GCS 15/15

22 Squadron Oryx No: 1202
Ops / Flight number: REC104 call sign ‘Rescue104’
1st Pilot : Capt. JP Du Preez
2nd Pilot : Lt. McLeod
Flight Engineer :Wo Becker

Pax:

Robert Fine Rescue Officer
Lyall Pringle Rescue medic/swimmer
David Steele Rescue medic/swimmer
Barry Wocker Metro paramedic

Medic 8 – Dr.Stander  Made contact with the master and discussed the case, passing relevant detail to metro and myself.
Mr Thomas of Metro allocated paramedic and briefed for the flight.

ASR callout time : 10H06
ASR team RV @AFB : 10H25
Metro par m RV : 11H15
1202 lift off : 11H30
1202 Recovered : 12H20 (subject conf by AFB Ysterplaat)
Flying time 1.7 hours

AFB Ysterplaat - Sgt “Smittie” Smit facilitated ops information
AFB Ysterplaat - 22 sqdrn -Flight Sgt Titus –- the flight liaison with André Beuster who has the portable airband radio with him.
André Beuster liaised with N1 City Hospital and arranged the secure LZ, and was in attendance when 1202 arrived .


 

 


For More Information Contact:

Airborne Sea Rescue Unit - Cape Town
22 Sqn, Ysterplaat Airforce Base, Ysterplaat, Cape Town
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Internet: asrinfo@beco.co.za



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