Three airlifted to hospital with acid burns from tanker in rough seas off Cornwall
Three men have been airlifted to hospital after suffering acid burns on a tanker off West Cornwall.
The vessel carrying chemicals was enroute to Hamburg in Germany and was forced to shelter in Mount's Bay to allow the airlift, due to the gale force winds and heavy swell.
The men are reported to have suffered burns from a corrosive substance on board, reported to be concentrated nitric acid.
Commander Scott Armstrong from 771 squadron at Culdrose says the tanker was moving 40 feet in a big swell and that the
The three men have been taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.
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