Burmese seaman Koko Kline was injured when he plunged 40ft (12m) into a hold of the vessel, off the west coast of Ireland, the RAF said.
He is being treated for cranial and spinal injuries at a Limerick hospital.
Excerpt from the news link in post two of this thread.
So it would seem the victim would need some very careful preparation as he was thought/known to have cranial and spinal injuries....which would mandate a stretcher transfer....which just might explain the amount of time spent getting him ready to go.
Plainly not a scoop and scoot situation.