Evacuation Details and Official Response
NUUK, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command said on Saturday it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a U.S. submarine in Greenlandic waters, seven nautical miles outside of Greenland’s capital Nuuk.
Transfer to Nuuk Hospital
The crew member has been transferred to the Greenlandic health authorities and the hospital in Nuuk, the Joint Arctic Command said in a statement.
Seahawk Helicopter Deployment
The evacuation was carried out using the Danish Defence Seahawk helicopter, it added.
Statement and Reporting Credits
(Reporting by Louise Rasmussen and Pete McKenzie, editing by Diane Craft)