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Wednesday 30th November 2011. Fisherman casualty evacuated off Chokka boat:At 05h54 on Wednesday 30th November our Port Alfred volunteers were called out to assist a crewmen on the Chokka fishing boat KENDAL who was suffering from continuous seizures.Our crew launched KOWIE RESCUER and responded to the fishing boat 15 nautical miles from our base off Kenton-On-Sea.On arrival our medics went onboard the Chokka boat and stabilized the 40 year old Port Elizabeth man. He was then transferred to the rescue boat and brought to Port Alfred harbor before being taken to hospital. He was in a stable condition.
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