A Filipino sailor was brought to Malta by an AFM boat last night after apparently suffering a sting or bite by a poisonous fish.
The Armed Forces of Malta said it deployed the rescue boat Melita I following a distress call around 13 nautical miles off the coast of Malta.
A Maltese registered vessel requested the AFM’s assistance following what seemed to be a poisonous fish sting suffered by one of its crew members.
The sailor was transferred to Haywharf base and taken to hospital by ambulance.