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Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Crew member medevaced

by Clipper Round the World on 22 Mar 2014
Jamaica Get All Right divert to Japan for crew member medevac Clipper 13-14 Round the World Yacht Race
In the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, Jamaica Get All Right round the world crew member Mick Wood, 63 from Bordon in Hampshire is to be medevaced; he has been treated for a chest infection but is now suffering from chest and arm pains.

He is under the care of the on board GP and the team is now diverting to Yokohama, just south of Tokyo, Japan, where they are expected to arrive at 10:00 UTC.

Praxes, the Clipper Race’s medical partner, was consulted for advice in reaching the decision to Clipper Round the World
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