Rescuers this afternoon airlifted a sick fishing boat crewman from a vessel south of New Zealand and began a journey of over 450km back to shore.
The 34-year-old crewman of Japanese trawler Tomimaru 87 was suffering chest pains and had a high temperature, New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre spokesman Steve
Sick crewman airlifted from trawler
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