needed to be brought ashore for emergency medical treatment.

The 40-year-old woman was aboard the pleasure boat Gringo around 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday when she took ill.

She complained of a loss of vision and migraine and was extremely distressed.

She was taken to Barr's Bay in Hamilton for another transfer, this time to an ambulance for treatment at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

Harbour Radio also reported the Beaucoup de Patience ran into difficulty near Western Blue Cut off the West End.

A private craft towed the lone sailor to Mangrove Bay, Sandys Parish around 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

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