Irish Naval Service crewman thanks Spanish coast guard for saving his life

An Irish Naval Service crewman who fell ill while on humanitarian duty in the Mediterranean has thanked the Spanish coast guard for saving his life.

Irish Naval Service crewman thanks Spanish coast guard for saving his life

An Irish Naval Service crewman who fell ill while on humanitarian duty in the Mediterranean has thanked the Spanish coast guard for saving his life.

Ordinary Seaman Craig Clear, from Co Laois, was airlifted from the deck of the LE WB Yeats on Tuesday with a suspected collapsed lung just days after the vessel sailed from the Irish Naval Service Base in Haulbowline, Co Cork.

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