Three crewmen were airlifted to Malta from an oil tanker on Monday after they lost consciousness in a hydrocarbon tank.

The Armed Forces of Malta said a doctor was flown to the tanker to assist the crewmen, who were then brought to Malta for hospital treatment. 

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