NSW: Seven sailors treated after navy gas spill
SYDNEY, Feb 3 AAP - A sailor has been airlifted to hospital in a serious conditionand six other crew members are being treated after a gas leak on board an Australian navyship.
A Westpac LifeSaver rescue helicopter spokesman said the seven sailors were taken offthe frigate HMAS Melbourne, anchored off Jervis Bay on the NSW south coast, after beingexposed to hydrogen sulphide gas this morning.
Five sailors were admitted to the navy's land base hospital HMAS Creswell and one otherwas taken to the local hospital at Jervis Bay after complaining of chest pains.
The spokesman said …
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