A Ukranian national is being treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after he fell while working onboard a passing ship.

The 35-year-old suffered “serious trauma injuries” in the fall onboard the MV Finesse, a Bermuda Maritime Operations spokesman reported today.

“At 4.50pm [yesterday], the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a call from the US Coast Guard District D5 at Norfolk, Virginia reporting that a crew member onboard the MV Finesse, 110nm southwest of Bermuda, had suffered serious trauma injuries following a fall.

“The ship was diverted towards Bermuda and the US Coast Guard tasked a HH60 helicopter from Elizabeth City to Bermuda to refuel and then onward to the ship to airlift the 35-year-old Ukranian national. Injuries suffered were a severe gash to the scalp, a broken hand and broken leg.”

The helicopter delivered the man to LF Wade International Airport at 1.50am today, at which point he was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital by ambulance.