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A CREW member from a container ship south east of the Nab Tower was rescued by the Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat after he suffered an eye injury.
The lifeboat crew carried out a medical evacuation of the casualty after responding to the call at 9pm from Solent Coastguard.
The incident happened on the Hong Kong registered 266m container ship Safmarine Nomazwe, which was on route to South America, while it was ten miles off the Nab Tower.
The casualty was transferred to the lifeboat via the pilot ladder. The lifeboat took the male to Portsmouth Camber to await the arrival of an ambulance.
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