to the Island after falling ill.

The American sailor on board the USS John L. Hall was 80 miles east of Bermuda yesterday afternoon when he suffered an infection and was flown to the Island on a Spanish helicopter.

A Harbour Radio spokesman said the illness was not serious. The man arrived at the Airport at 4.30 p.m. and was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

On Tuesday, A Dutch sailor suffering from appendicitis on the Van Speijk warship was flown in by US helicopter, and is understood to be still in hospital.