South Africa's National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has helped airlift a crewman who suffered burns on a Cido Shipping VLOC.
NSRI said it received reports on Thursday of a 35-year-old Chinese male with burns to his face on the 277,000-dwt Pacific Garnet (built 1995).
The vessel was diverted to head towards Port Elizabeth.
A South African Air Force helicopter was sent with a paramedic and two NSRI rescue swimmers.
