Person unwell on boat at Tynemouth - 10 September

A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a person unwell on a boat off the coast of Cullercoats Bay shortly before 8.30pm on 10 September. We dispatched a double crewed ambulance, rapid response paramedic and a duty officer. Our colleagues at HM Coastguard brought the patient to shore and we transported them to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital."