RNLI evacuate seaman from ship off coast of Tynemouth

Tyne Tees
Tyne and Wear
Tynemouth RNLI
Sunday 4 September 2016 at 9:57am

The City of Paris was off the coast of Tynemouth Credit: Tynemouth RNLI

An injured seaman had to be evacuated from his ship off the coast of Tynemouth last night after he impaled his finger on a fish hook.

The master of the vehicle carrier City of Paris radioed Humber Coastguard around 19:30 last night after the accident happened. The severity of the 35-year-old crewman's injuries meant he had to be evacuated and treated at hospital.

He was taken to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital at Cramlington for his injuries.