A crewman has been airlifted from a Greek reefer following a five-metre fall from a crane.

The UK coast guard released a video of the helicopter rescue from the 627,986-cbf Nederland Reefer (built 1991) in Falmouth on Thursday.

The seafarer had suffered serious injuries in the accident and was taken to hospital, the Falmouth Packet reported.

A coastguard spokesperson said: "Once on scene, the gentleman was quickly located on the deck of the vessel with serious injuries.