Poisoned German sailor rescued off E China

 Poisoned German sailor rescued off E China

JINAN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A German sailor poisoned by toxic¹ gas was saved off east China's Shandong Province and airlifted to hospital on Wednesday.

Kevin Reissenweber, a 30-year-old sailor was poisoned by chlorine, when his Germany-registered container ship MAERST SARNIA was in the sea near the Qingdao City, according to the Beihai (North Sea) Rescue Squadron of China's Ministry² of Transport.

A squadron helicopter reached the ship at 5:20pm and rushed the sailor to a hospital in Qingdao.

He received treatment both onboard the helicopter and in hospital, according to sources with the squadron, which is based in Shandong's Penglai City.

The sailor is now out of danger.

1 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。