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Man airlifted to hospital after suffering heart problems aboard ferry

The alarm was raised around 40km out to sea.

A MAN IN his 70s has been airlifted to St James’s Hospital in Dublin, after a medical emergency on board a ferry around 40 kilometres out to sea from the city this morning.

The Dublin Coastguard helicopter was dispatched at around 9.45 after the man was taken ill with heart problems on board the Stena Adventurer, which was sailing to Holyhead.

A coastguard spokesperson based at the Marine Rescue Centre told TheJournal.ie that the patient was then flown to the Dublin 8 facility, and that the helicopter touched down at around 10.40.

There are no further details of the man’s condition.

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    Mute Aireach
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    Jun 28th 2013, 1:14 PM

    Well done Coastguard.
    Hope the man concerned is ok.

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    Mute Jimbohs
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    Jun 28th 2013, 1:32 PM

    Brilliant result – brilliant crew

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    Mute Anthony McGowan
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    Jun 28th 2013, 8:33 PM

    I was on that ferry. Great work by the coast guard, hope the man is doin ok.

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    Jun 28th 2013, 4:02 PM

    Good work by the helicopter rescue service.

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    Mute Richard Armstrong
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    Jun 28th 2013, 2:00 PM

    Straight to James’s for some lovely stents into his big heart attack.

    James’s doesn’t have a helipad. Where did it land?

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    Mute Mike Clinton
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    Jun 28th 2013, 7:29 PM

    They dropped him down the chimney ;)

    There are plenty of places to touch down in the grounds

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