A 21 year old cadet has tonight been winched by RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) Sea King Rescue helicopter from a tanker 250 nautical miles off the west coast of Ireland, after being diagnosed with a possible appendicitis and in need of urgent hospital treatment.

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