Members of a Wightlink crew, honoured for their attempts to help a seriously ill man on board their catamaran, have asked the ferry company to donate their Extra Mile Award to the British Heart Foundation.
The cross-Solent ferry operator’s Extra Mile Award recognises staff who put customer care first. Wightlink has doubled the value of the award to £400 and will be passing this on to the British Heart Foundation.
Captain Mark O’Ferrall, Chief Officer Joe Davies and crew members Dave Hall and Jon Cornell were on board the 22:45 Ryde to Portsmouth catamaran at the time of the medical episode. Sadly, despite the crew’s efforts and the efforts of a fellow passenger, who carried out CPR, the customer died.
Wightlink’s Chief Executive Keith Greenfield says:
“The crew of Wight Ryder II responded very professionally during this traumatic incident and we are very proud of them”.
