On 05 July 2022 at 10:20, the Larnaca Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (LRCRC) received information concerning a diver in distress who had dived to the wreck "ZINOBIA" in the sea area of Larnaca Bay.
The Centre immediately activated the National Special Search and Rescue Plan "NEARCHOS", mobilizing a vessel of the Coast & Maritime Police, as well as an ambulance of the Ambulance Service of the Hellenic Coast Guard to pick him up.
The diver, who suffered pulmonary edema, was picked up by the ambulance and transferred to Larnaca General Hospital for further medical treatment.
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