This is the moment personnel on an Argentine Navy helicopter airlift an injured fisherman onboard for emergency medical care after he lacerated his arm.

The rescue took place off the coast of the city of Comodoro Rivadavia in the southern Argentine province of Chubut.

The Argentine Naval Prefecture said in a statement on 14th March: “The 41-year-old man suffered an accident when he was sailing over 500 kilometres from Comodoro Rivadavia. Rescuers from the National Maritime Authority managed to assist him and take him to the mainland for health checks.

“In a meticulous rescue operation, personnel from the Argentine Naval Prefecture air-evacuated a crew member from the Argentine-flagged fishing vessel LU QING YUAN YU 280.

“The emergency began when the ship’s captain contacted the National Maritime Authority to carry out a medical radio consultation after one of his crew, a 41-year-old Argentine man, had been injured in a fishing manoeuvre, suffering an exposed fracture in his arm, cut to the wrist, and laceration to the biceps.”

The Navy added: “After carrying out the evaluation, the main official Julieta Ibarra, doctor of the Prefecture, together with the Health Department of the Institution, emphasised the need for urgent assistance to transfer the man to a high complexity hospital.

“Once the helicopter was positioned over the ship, personnel lowered a stretcher and hoisted the crew member. Onboard the helicopter, the health professional performed first aid, while the arrival of an ambulance was coordinated.

“Once on land, he was transferred to the hospital for better care, successfully completing the rescue operation.”

There have been no further updates on the fisherman’s condition.