Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship 200 miles off San Diego

A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaces a 68-year-old man aboard a cruise ship approximately 200 miles off the coast of San Diego. The crew transported the patient to Sector San Diego where they were met by emergency medical services personnel. (Coast Guard video by Fireman Taylor Bacon/ released)

SAN DIEGO —​ The Coast Guard medevaced a 68-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 200 miles off the coast of San Diego, Thursday.

At approximately 9:30 a.m., the cruise ship Norwegian Star contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders requesting assistance for a man who was displaying symptoms of a heart condition.

Watchstanders​ dispatched a Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist.

The Norwegian Star was 310 miles off shore when they initially contacted the Coast Guard, but diverted toward shore to meet the​ Jayhawk crew​ approximately​ 200 miles west of San Diego.

Once on scene, the Jayhawk crew lowered a rescue swimmer to provide care and assist the patient into the basket before being hoisted into the helicopter. 

The crew transported the patient to Sector San Diego shortly after 5 p.m. where awaiting emergency medical services personnel assumed care of the patient and transferred him to UC San Diego Medical Center, Hillcrest.

The man was reported to be in stable condition.

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Coast Guard aircrew medevacs NOAA observer from vessel off Washington Coast

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WARRENTON, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated an ill man off a factory trawler underway 30 miles off the Washington Coast, Friday Night.

An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Sector Columbia River safely hoisted the 24-year-old man and flew him to awaiting emergency medical services, which transported him to Columbia Medical Hospital for further care.

Watchstanders at the sector’s command center, received the initial call for support at 9:02 p.m., from the operators of the 252-foot factory trawler American Triumph.

The man, who was acting as an observer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was reportedly suffering from severe abdominal pain. After briefing the vessel operators with the duty flight surgeon, the decision was made to medevac the man.

“For mariners, an illness at sea can quickly become life threatening,” said Lt. j. g. Dave Strojny, the co-pilot for this mission. “Thankfully, we were able to get out there and expeditiously hoist the individual and deliver him to a higher level of medical care.”

The Coast Guard aircrew launched at 10:14 p.m. and was on scene at 10:37 and completed the hoist at 10:58 p.m.

The man’s condition is unknown at this time.

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Coast Guard medevacs diver near False Pass, Alaska

COLD BAY, AK, UNITED STATES

The Coast Guard medevacs a man after a diving accident near False Pass, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2018. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew based out of Air Station Kodiak hoisted the man and brought him to receive medical care in Cold Bay. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Kodiak

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced a man after a diving accident near False Pass, Thursday.

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew based out of Air Station Kodiak hoisted the man and brought him to receive medical care at Cold Bay Clinic in Cold Bay.

Coast Guard watchstanders in the 17th District command center in Juneau received a report at about 1:50 p.m. detailing the accident. The man was diving on a wreck about nine miles northeast of False Pass when a piece of the wreck broke free and pinned him to the sea floor at a depth of about 65 feet for several minutes. He was able to free himself and surface before the Coast Guard was notified. The dive master aboard the dive tender vessel Makushin Bay reported the accident and described the man’s condition, which included bleeding from the nose and possible injuries to the left side of his body.

The Coast Guard duty flight surgeon recommended a medevac.

“The diver's ability to free himself, coupled with our aircrew’s proximity to the accident today provided a favorable outcome,” said Lt. Stephen Nolan, command duty officer for the case. “The aircrew just so happened to be in Cold Bay on a separate, unrelated mission. As vast a place as Alaska is, being able to get to someone who needs help in time is always one of the biggest challenges our crews face. We were grateful to be able to do that today.”

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