A sailor was airlifted from a chemical tanker 26 nautical miles north east of Malta today after suffering chest pains.

The Captain of the MV ‘Arionas’ radioed for help at about 12.30 p.m., saying that a crewman was suffering severe chest pains  and  running a fever.

The AFM deployed an Italian Military Mission AB 212 helicopter whose crew winched the crewman on board and ferried him to Mater Dei Hospital for treatment.

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