Complete Maritime Profile & Reviews of Blacky

On November 19, 2014, at precisely 1:49 PM, a crew member aboard the vessel 'Blacky' required immediate medical evacuation approximately 20 nautical miles off the coast of IJmuiden. The KNRM lifeboat 'Koos van Messel' intervened, with two of its crew members boarding the 'Blacky' to assist in the crucial transfer of the patient. Due to the inability of the patient to navigate the pilot ladder, the crew secured him onto a stretcher and utilized the ship's crane to lift him aboard the lifeboat. Once safely in IJmuiden, the patient was handed over to ambulance personnel and swiftly transported to the hospital for further medical care. For a detailed account and visual documentation of this emergency rescue, visit the Dutch report here: http://www.knrm.nl/waar-wij-zijn/reddingstations/ijmuiden/reddingrapporten/koos-van-messel-uit-voor-medevac-64a4b3acad.