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Crewmember stable after Airmen assist in rescue over Atlantic

June 30th, 2009
A crewmember who required immediate medical attention on board a ship 400 miles off the coast of Ireland is reported to be in stable condition after three U.S. Air Force units participated in his rescue June 26.

Officials from the United Kingdom Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Center contacted members of the 56th Rescue Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath mid-afternoon June 25 for assistance to rescue the crewmember suffering from acute abdominal symptoms on a 750-foot-long container ship, the Pascha.
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