SITIAWAN: A 50-year-old man who fainted while working on a large ship off Kampung Acheh here on Tuesday was removed from the vessel with the use of a crane.
The man fell unconscious at around 7pm while doing repair work on the second deck of the ship.
Sitiawan Fire and Rescue Department operation chief Mohd Zaki Zainol said a crane was dispatched to the scene, while fire officer Husni Sawal and five other firemen tended to the man.
“When the firemen arrived, the victim had regained consciousness, but he was too weak to walk. He lost consciousness again soon after.
“Firemen put him on a stretcher before he was lifted from the ship by the crane,” he said, adding that the ship’s second deck is about eight meters high.
The victim was taken by ambulance to the Seri Manjung Hospital for treatment.
Translated from Harian Metro