Sailor rescued from moving cargo ship by RACQ LifeFlight

A man in his 30s was flown to the Bundaberg Hospital after being airlifted from a cargo ship off the central Queensland coast. Watch the video:

An injured man was winched from the deck of a moving cargo ship by the Bundaberg-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter on Wednesday night.

An RACQ LifeFlight spokesperson said the man in his 30s suffered a serious leg injury while working on board the vessel about 100 nautical miles off the Central Queensland coast.

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A RACQ LifeFlight helicopter was dispatched around 1pm on Wednesday.

A man with a serious leg injury was rescued from a moving cargo ship by the Bundaberg RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter.

On reaching the scene, an RACQ LifeLight critical care doctor and a Queensland Ambulance Service paramedic were winched down to provide treatment and secure the patient into a stretcher.

The injured man was winched up on the stretcher and flown to Bundaberg Hospital in a serious condition.

A Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service spokesman said on Thursday that the man remained in Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition.

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