waters yesterday to drop off a sick crew member.

The ship was carrying grain to Rotterdam, Holland from New Orleans in the United States.

A Harbour Radio spokesman reported that they received a message from the ship when it was approximately 150 miles west of the Island.

The 41-year-old female crewmember was experiencing pains in her abdomen.

The woman was brought in by a pilot boat and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

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