An injured person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after an incident involving a crew member on a ship berthed at an Auckland container wharf.
According to local media sources, the person slipped and got trapped in a raising gangway – the stairs, which lead from a vessel to the wharf – by their legs, suffering injuries.
Following the situation, firefighters and paramedics were called to the Fergusson Wharf just after 7.30am.
Fire and Emergency NZ confirmed they were at the scene along with St John ambulance staff who were leading the mission.
“St John has now treated one patient in a serious condition and is transporting them to Auckland City Hospital,” said a spokesperson.
The incident took place at the large downtown waterfront container terminal on Auckland’s Tamaki Dr. Ports of Auckland spokesman Matt Ball confirmed a ship’s crew member had been injured.
