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Back to back call outs saw the Flying Christine collect patients from Alderney and Sark for treatment at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey yesterday.
The first call for assistance came at around 10:00 when a patient at Alderney's Mignot Hospital needed an urgent transfer.
Alderney's ambulance service moved the patient to Braye Harbour, while Guernsey's road ambulance crew met them at St Peter Port Harbour.
A medical crew on board the Flying Christine monitored the patient during the journey between the two islands.
There was no time for them to rest or have a debrief though, because a 999 call for help had come in from Sark as the Flying Christine was arriving back in to Guernsey.
The crew immediately departed again to deal with what has been described as a "medical emergency in Sark".
When they arrived they found the patient in the care of the Sark doctor, and the island's Community First Responders.
On arrival back in Guernsey this patient was taken to the Emergency Department for treatment.
Pictured: A Sark patient was taken to the ED for treatment, while an Alderney patient was admitted to the hospital for treatment on one of the wards.
The Flying Christine III is a purpose built marine ambulance, owned by the St John Ambulance and Rescue Service but crewed by volunteers.
A spokesman for the Ambulance and Rescue Service said that "Ambulance and Rescue would like to thank the volunteer boat crew who responded to these incidents, and the other emergency service personnel who assisted with these two cases yesterday."
Pictured top: The Flying Christine III on a previous call out to Sark (Dylan Ray).
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