A crewman had to be evacuated from a vessel at Portland Port after suffering a medical episode.

Portland Bill Coastguard Rescue Team was tasked to the incident at 3.01am this morning to assist the ambulance service and Port Police in their response.

The coastguard team helped to evacuated the crewman from the vessel and provided safety cover so that paramedics could assess the casualty.

After being assessed, the individual was taken to an awaiting ambulance.

Emergency services were then stood down and returned to station.