Faking up one injured crewman isn't going to tax them.

A seriously injured crewman has been taken from a Spanish fishing vessel and brought to Cork University hospital.

An injured crewman was taken by lifeboat from a freighter off the Galway coast to hospital early this morning.

Navy patrol vessel HMNZS Wellington has rescued a seriously injured crewman from a United States-registered fishing boat after a four-day journey.