A man was yesterday airlifted to hospital after collapsing on a boat in the North Sea.
The casualty was on board the Global Producer 3 ship when he began to feel unwell at about 4pm.
Aberdeen Coastguard Helicopter Bond 1 was dispatched to the scene, to the north-east of Aberdeen.
The stricken man was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and met by the Aberdeen Coastguard Rescue Team and the ambulance service.
His condition was unknown last night.