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Chinese dry bulk operator Ningbo Marine has announced the acquisition of 2012-built handysize bulk carrier Shelduck through its subsidiary Zhejiang Tongli Shipping. The 34,500 dwt was sold by Greek owner Seastar Chartering for a price of $9.5m. Ningbo Marine plans to rename the vessel ZJE 6.

A San Diego-based aircrew medically evacuated a 46-year-old crewman from the "As Elysia" 300 miles from San Diego on Apr 16, 2013. The crew of the vessel contacted the Coast Guard around 5:30 a.m., reporting a German crewman was suffering from severe abdominal pain and needed medical attention. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego launched to conduct the medevac. The crew flew from San Diego to San Clemente Island, where they refueled before continuing out to meet the 590-foot ship. An Air Station Sacramento HC-130 Hercules aircraft was also launched to provide communication and coordination support during the medevac. The helicopter crew arrived on scene around 2 p.m., hoisted the crewman into the aircraft and transported him to Sector San Diego where he was transferred to emergency medical personnel for further treatment. The weather on scene during the hoist was 10-foot seas with 27-knot winds. Report with photos and video: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1752787/Photo-and-Video-available-Coast-Guard-medevacs-ailing-crewman-from-ship-300-miles-offshore