Aresit

A 19-year-old crew member of the 'Aresit' was medevaced by the Argentine Naval Prefecture on Aug 26, 2025. The fishing vessel was sailing more than 290 kilometers off the coast of Rawson at that time. The operation, which involved a helicopter and a support plane, was carried out after a request from the captain of the "Aresit," who reported that one of his crew members was suffering from severe abdominal pain. He presented symptoms of severe epigastric pain, dizziness, and vomiting, so the Prefecture's medical team determined he required immediate hospital care. The helicopter took off with specialized personnel, and once over the vessel, a medical basket was lowered to hoist the patient. The operation was completed successfully, and the man was transferred to the Trelew airport, where an ambulance was waiting to take him to the local hospital for admission. The operation was coordinated by the Maritime Traffic Management Center. Report with photo: https://cholilaonline.ar/2025/08/prefectura-aeroevacuo-a-un-joven-tripulante-del-pesquero-aresit.html

On Aug 20, 2020, the 'Aresit' berthed in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, with 29 crew members who were all tested positive for COVID 19. A few days ago, two cases of COVID-19 were detected o board so a local laboratory carried out tests on the crew on board, and in all cases the results were positive. No crew member was tested negative, some with acute symptms and others positive but with low viral replication load. The vessel was fishing shrimps when the first two cases were detected, which led to the survey of the health situation of the 29 crew members. After mooring in Puerto Deseado, none of the people on board got off the boat. Most of the crew are asymptomatic in an isolated sector of the port until they become negative for the virus. The control of the 'Aresit' was in charge of the Argentine Naval Prefecture.