MYRTLE BEACH, SC, UNITED STATES
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston hoists a 47-year-old man suffering from chest pains Tuesday, August 14, 2018, while aboard the Super Voyager III, a 110-foot charter vessel, 46 miles east of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The man was transported to the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. (U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Savannah)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 47-year-old man Tuesday from a vessel 46 miles east of Myrtle Beach.
At 12:53 p.m, the Super Voyager III, a 110-foot charter vessel, contacted Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders stating a passenger was suffering from chest pains and was in need of emergency care.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston diverted to assist and arrived at 1:48 p.m., hoisted the passenger and transported him to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center for further care.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston diverted to assist and arrived at 1:48 p.m., hoisted the passenger and transported him to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center for further care.
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