Medics use high-angle rescue system in Durban ship rescue

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Netcare 911's Shawn Herbst says a paramedic was dispatched to the National Sea Rescue Institute's base to board a rescue craft which took him to the ship. A 30-year-old foreign national suffered a stroke, aboard the carrier he was working on.
26 Oct 2018 6AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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