A crew member had an accident on board the ship “Víctor Angelescu”, in the vicinity of the South Georgia Islands, and was assisted by the National SAR Agency, dependent on the Training and Enlistment Command of the Argentine Navy, in coordination with the Joint Antarctic Command, it was officially reported.
This is a 55-year-old man who suffered a crushing injury to his right leg on the oceanographic fisheries research vessel (BIPO) “Víctor Angelescu” while it was 90 miles from the South Georgia Islands and received assistance the night of Friday.
Following a request from the ship, the Ushuaia Maritime, Fluvial and Lake Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) assumed management of the case and the icebreaker ARA “Almirante Irízar” was in charge of providing support, The Argentine Navy, which reports to the Ministry of Defense, reported in a statement.
The encounter between the Argentine Navy ship and the “Víctor Angelescu” occurred in the last hours of Friday at a distance of 350 nautical miles, which is equivalent to approximately 640 kilometers, to the east of Isla de los Estados.
This Saturday morning The injured man was airlifted by helicopter. Sea King of the Naval Aviation from the deck of the ship to the icebreaker ARA “Almirante Irízar”, to receive more complex care.
There it was found that “it presents a fibula fracture, He is hemodynamically stable and was immobilized with a cast”, before being transferred to the hospital in Ushuaia, the statement detailed.
