Coast Guard medevacs man 20 miles north of Hatteras, North Carolina

Archive image: a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits at Air Station Elizabeth City in preparation for Hurricane Dorian Response, Sept. 5, 2019. The aircraft must be thoroughly checked and maintained before enduring the harsh conditions of a hurricane.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man from the commercial fishing vessel Captain Jimmy 20 miles north of Hatteras.

Monday night, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Fifth District command center were notified that the 56-year-old crew member was experiencing symptoms of a heart attack.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina launched to assist.

Once on scene, the helicopter crew safely hoisted the man up and transported him to Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, North Carolina.

“The case went well, but was definitely a more challenging hoist,” said Lt. Lindsey Cockburn a pilot for the medevac. “It was very dark, but this is something we train for by doing hoisting work at night. In the end, we got the patient to the proper medical facilities.”

-USCG-

Coast Guard aircrew, good Samaritan boat crew medevac injured vessel captain northeast of Biorka Island, Alaska

An Mh-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka medevacs an injured vessel captain after he reportedly lacerated several fingers aboard a fish processing vessel northeast of Biorka Island, Alaska, July 20, 2019. Good Samaritans aboard the charter fishing vessel North River assisted by transporting the captain from his vessel to a nearby shore where he was transferred to the Jayhawk crew. U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Sitka.

JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard aircrew and a good Samaritan boat crew medevaced a vessel captain after he was injured aboard a fish processing vessel northeast of Biorka Island, Saturday.

The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka transported the captain from shore near the vessel to the air station, where they transferred him to Sitka Fire Department emergency medical services for further care.

At 10.18 a.m. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received a report from a vessel in the area that the captain of the fish processing vessel Northwind potentially severed several fingers. Around the same time the Jayhawk crew was conducting a training flight in the area, heard a request for help over VHF channel 16 and diverted to respond.

"It was great timing for everybody involved," said Lt. Justin Neal, co-pilot on the response. "We were maybe two minutes away and listening to channel 16 like we always do, somebody called out needing help and we were able to respond."

A good Samaritan crew aboard the charter fishing vessel North River took the captain from the Northwind onto their vessel, then transported him to shore where he was transferred to the Jayhawk crew that landed nearby.

"It was great that everybody was willing to help, and do what was required to get this person to a higher level of care," said Neal.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Kellen Browne (archive).

-USCG-

Coast Guard medevacs injured and ill seaman off motor vessel 72 miles offshore

A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hoists an injured and ill seaman off the motor vessel Nordic Stravanger 72 miles offshore of Oregon, June 5, 2019.

The man, who was reported suffering from spasms possibly related to a laceration which was not treated for Tetanus, was hoisted and transported to emergency medical services in Warrenton, Ore.

U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Sector Columbia River.

WARRENTON, Ore. – Two separate Coast Guard aircrews conducted rescue missions Wednesday night, one medically evacuated an injured seaman off the coast of Oregon and the other rescued a stranded hiker south of Port Orford.

​

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, hoisted an injured and ill seaman reportedly suffering from upper-body spasms and transported him to emergency medical services in Warrenton, and in a separate case an MH-65 Dolphin aircrew, from Coast Guard Sector North Bend, assisted a Curry County rescue team in rescuing a hiker, who was hoisted off the ledge and delivered to on-scene authorities in good condition.

​

At 8:07 p.m., watchstanders at Sector Columbia River received the medevac request from the motor vessel Nordic Stavanger reporting a 26-year-old male Ukrainian crewmember suffering from spasms believed to be linked to a laceration suffered 2 days prior that was not treated for Tetanus. The ship was approximately 100 miles southwest of the Columbia River entrance at the time of the request. The aircrew was launched and rendezvoused with the Nordic Stavanger 72 miles offshore and hoisted the seaman into the helicopter. The seaman was then transferred to EMS and delivered to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria for treatment. Sector Columbia River watchstanders notified the vessel’s agent and Customs and Border Protection.

At 9:15 p.m., watchstanders at Sector North Bend received and agency assist from Curry County for helicopter support in rescuing a stranded hiker stuck on a ledge 200 feet above the shoreline in Humbug Mountain State Park, which is just south of Port Orford. On scene local responders requested helicopter support after determining there was no safe land access to conduct the rescue. The North Bend aircrew conducted the hoist and delivered the stranded hiker to authorities safely.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read (archive).

-USCG-

Coast Guard Medevacs 74-Year-Old Man From Cruise Ship 28 Miles Southwest Point Loma

A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevacs a 74-year-old man from the cruise ship Emerald Princess approximately 28 miles southwest of Point Loma, San Diego March 10, 2019. The man was suffering from symptoms of a heart attack and gastrointestinal distress. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Coast Guard Sector San Diego/released)

SAN DIEGO —​ The Coast Guard medevaced a 74-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 28 miles off the coast of San Diego, Sunday.

Emerald Princess cruise ship crewmembers contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders at approximately​ 6:30 p.m. Sunday, requesting assistance for a passenger who was displaying symptoms of a heart attack and gastrointestinal distress.

Watchstanders​ launched a Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist.

Once on scene, the Jayhawk crew hoisted the patient and a ship's medic into the helicopter at approximately 8:30 p.m.

The crew transported the patient to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and transferred him to awaiting medical personnel.

The patient was reported to be in stable condition.

-USCG-

Coast Guard cutter, helicopter crews medevac ailing man from sailboat 200 miles off Cape Hatteras, NC

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, hoists an ailing man from Coast Guard Cutter Spencer about 200 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2018. The man was experiencing chest pains aboard a sailboat 275 miles offshore when the vessel’s crew requested a medevac. (U.S. Coast Guard video, courtesy of Air Station Elizabeth City/Released)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 57-year-old man suffering chest pains aboard a 48-foot sailing vessel approximately 200 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, NC, Saturday morning.

Watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center in Portsmouth received Personal Locater Beacon and Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon alerts registered to the sailboat Marie Elena at around noon Friday.

Command Center personnel also received a call from a ham radio operator with the Maritime Mobile Service Network in Inverness, Florida, who established a direct connection between the watchstanders and the Marie Elena’s crew via HF radio.

The operator of the Marie Elena requested a medevac of his ailing crewman.

Due to the sailboat’s distance offshore, command center personnel directed the vessel’s operator to head toward Cape Hatteras, then redirected the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer, who was underway near the Virginia-North Carolina border. Watchstanders also contacted the captain of the nearby cargo ship Rolldock Sky, who agreed to close the 40-mile gap and assist the ailing mariner.

Due to rough seas, the Rolldock Sky’s crew could not safely conduct a medevac, so the Marie Elena’s operator continued heading ashore.

The crew of the Spencer rendezvoused with the sailboat at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, launched a small boat crew and transported the man aboard the cutter.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Elizabeth City launched at around 8:30 a.m. The Jayhawk crew hoisted the man from the Spencer and transported him to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk.

“The fact that the EPIRB and PLB were registered and utilized properly allowed us to hone in on the sailboat’s location," said Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Unser, the search and rescue coordinator for the case. "The assistance we received from the ham radio operator was crucial in helping us communicate with the vessel’s crew."

-USCG-

Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing boat 70 miles west of Anclote Key

ANCLOTE KEY, FL, UNITED STATES

Crew members aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater hoist a 49-year-old man from a 25-foot fishing boat 70 miles north west of Anclote Key, Florida, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. The man suffered a diving related illness and was medevaced to Florida Hospital Orlando for further care. (U.S. Coast Guard video)

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 49-year-old man Thursday from a fishing boat 70 miles north west of Anclote Key.

Medevaced was Sean Haas, 49. 
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a distress call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 at 9:25 a.m. from a crew member aboard the 25-foot fishing boat, Awesome Angler. The crew member reported Haas suffered from a diving related illness and needed emergency assistance.

A flight surgeon from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater recommended Haas be medevaced and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the air station was launched. 

An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Clearwater was diverted to assist with communications and crew members aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Station St. Petersburg also launched to assist.

The Jayhawk aircrew arrived at 11:05 a.m., hoisted Haas and medevaced him to Florida Hospital Orlando.

For more breaking news follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

-USCG-