Carlie Wells
The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
NEW ORLEANS — A man was working on a cargo ship at the Poland Avenue Wharf when he fell 60 feet into the hull Tuesday afternoon, officials said, and needed to be rescued, officials said.
The longshoreman fell around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the New Orleans Fire Department, which responded with New Orleans Emergency Medical Services.
They were called to do a high-angle technical rescue, which required rescuers to repel down the hull of the ship with rescue equipment in tow.
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The man was conscious and alert during the entire rescue, officials said. He was pulled up onto the ship’s deck. The man broke his arm and was taken to a hospital for observation, according to a statement from NOFD.
Officials said 23 NOFD personnel responded to the rescue.
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