A crane has been used to rescue an unconscious Malaysian yard worker from a vessel at Kampung Acheh.

The New Straits Times said the 50-year-old man fainted while working on a large ship on Tuesday.

Pictures showed a crane lifting the worker on a stretcher.

Local fire chief Mohd Zaki Zainol said: “When the firemen arrived, the victim had regained consciousness, but he was too weak to walk. He lost consciousness again soon after.

“Firemen put him on a stretcher before he was lifted from the ship by the crane.”

He was taken to hospital for treatment.