An AB212 helicopter of the Italian Military Mission last night ferried an Egyptian sailor to Malta after he fell ill on a trawler 67 miles off Malta.
The helicopter, with a joint Italian-Maltese crew, was deployed after the skipper reported that the crewman was suffering severe neck and ear pain.
The sailor was transferred to AFM Air Wing Base at 1.33am and an ambulance took him to Mater Dei Hospital for medical attention.