Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship off Atlantic City, NJ

U.S. Coast Guard Air Stations Atlantic City, New Jersey and Elizabeth City, North Carolina medevac a man from the cruise ship MSC Divina approximately 100 miles off Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 19, 2019. The 52-year-old man was found unconscious on the ship's pool deck before being hoisted up and transported to Atlantic City Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City Campus.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.​ —​ The Coast Guard medevaced a man from the cruise ship MSC Divina approximately 100 miles southeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Tuesday.

Early Tuesday morning, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Fifth District command center were notified that the 52-year-old man was found unconscious on the ship's pool deck.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City and an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew 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 Atlantic City Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City Campus.

"We would like to commend the crew of the ship for their quick communication," said Lt. James Fennessey, helicopter pilot during the case. "Notifying us as soon as possible gave us the time needed to plan and execute accordingly, which ultimately got this man the level of care he needed."

Coast Guard conducts medevac of fisher off Kauai

The Coast Guard successfully medevaced a 37-year-old crewmember off a tuna longliner 80-miles north of Kauai, Jan. 13, 2019.

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard successfully medevaced a 37-year-old Filipino crewmember off a tuna longliner 80-miles north of Kauai, Sunday.

"Our trained crews and hoist-capable aircraft are vital to ensuring mariners reach a higher level of medical care quickly," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley Gray, a communication unit controller with Coast Guard Sector Honolulu. "Our aircrews worked effectively with the fishermen to conduct the hoist, and delivered their crewmember in stable condition to awaiting emergency medical services."

An Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew hoisted the man from the vessel and transported him safely to the Lihue Airport where EMS was waiting.

At 7:15 a.m., Sector Honolulu watchstanders received notification from the owner of the 159-foot Vanuatu-flagged fishing vessel, Tunago No. 51, reporting the crewmember was ill for several days, unable to keep down food or water, and was not improving. A duty flight surgeon was consulted, determined the crewmember needed a higher level of medical care, and recommended a medevac.

The Dolphin crew was diverted from training to conduct the medevac, and an HC-130 Hercules aircrew flew cover to provide communications.

The weather at the time of the case was reportedly winds of 10 to 20 mph and seas of 8 to 12 feet.

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Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak Dolphin aircrew medevacs man near Dutch Harbor, Alaska

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KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevaced a man from the 1,099-foot bulk carrier Ever Living 57 miles southeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Saturday.

The Dolphin aircrew hoisted and transported a 28-year-old crew member from the Ever Living to awaiting LifeMed personnel in Dutch Harbor for further care and transport to Anchorage.

Coast Guard 17th District Command Center watchstanders received initial notification Friday evening from the Ever Living master via email stating a crew member suffered burns while working on the ship’s incinerator. The Ever Living was approximately 621 miles from Dutch Harbor at the time of initial notification.

A Coast Guard duty flight surgeon was briefed, and due to the man’s symptoms, the flight surgeon recommended a medevac.

Command center watchstanders instructed the Ever Living master to transit toward Dutch Harbor and directed an awaiting Dolphin helicopter aircrew in Dutch Harbor to prepare for the medevac.

“We had the Ever Living transit toward Dutch Harbor to get within range of the Dolphin helicopter crew and to lessen the flight time for the injured crew member,” said Chief Petty Officer Seth Caron, District 17 operational unit controller. “We hope he gets the necessary care needed and makes a full recovery.”

Weather on scene was 6-foot seas and 17 mph winds.

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Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship 20 miles west of Shelter Cove

A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevacs a 93-year-old Austrailian National from a cruise ship approximately 20 miles west of Shelter Cove, Sept. 21, 2018. The helicopter crew hoisted the woman into the helicopter from the cruise ship deck and transferred her to St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka, California. (U.S. Coast Guard photo /Released)

MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 93-year-old Austrailian National from a cruise ship approximately 20 miles west of Shelter Cove, Friday evening.

Cruise ship Island Princess crewmembers contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders at approximately 5 p.m., requesting assistance for a female passenger requiring immediate medical treatment.

Sector San Francisco watchstanders transferred the case to Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay due to the cruise ship’s location. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to assist the woman.

Once on scene, the Dolphin crew lowered a rescue swimmer who assisted with hoisting the woman into the helicopter from the cruise ship deck.

The helicopter crew arrived at St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka at approximately 8 p.m., and transferred the woman to awaiting medical personnel.

The woman's condition is unknown at this time.

"When people go out on the water, things don't always go according to plan," said Lt. Thomas Cogley, the pilot who flew on this case - his first search and rescue case. "That's why we continually train for situations like these. Overall, I couldn’t have asked for a better crew to execute this mission.”

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Coast Guard medevacs 3 after collision near Port O'Connor, Texas

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced three boaters after a collision near Port O'Connor, Texas, Friday evening.

Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a distress call from the owner of a 38-foot pleasure craft stating his boat had been involved in a collision that resulted inmultiple injuries.

A Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Station Port O'Connor boat crew was launched to the scene.

The Station Port O'Connor boat crew transported the three injured boaters, a 49 year-old man, a 24 year-old man and a 9 year-old boy, to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Froggie's Bait shop. The 49-year-old boater was then airlifted to Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston where he was listed in critical condition.

Texas Parks and Wildlife will be conducting an investigation of the incident.

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Coast Guard medevacs man from vessel 46 miles east of Myrtle Beach

Video by U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville

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.

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76-year-old woman medically evacuated by Coast Guard near Coos Bay, Oregon

A Coast Guard Sector North Bend aircrew medically evacuated a woman reportedly suffering from kidney failure while aboard a cruise ship 50 miles southwest of Coos Bay, Aug. 13, 2018.

The aircrew arrived on scene aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, medevac’d the woman from the ship named Grand Princess and safely transported her to the Bay Area Hospital at 12:50 p.m.

U.S. Coast Guard video.

COOS BAY, OR, UNITED STATES

COOS BAY, Ore. -- A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a woman reportedly suffering from kidney failure while aboard a cruise ship 50 miles southwest of Coos Bay, Monday.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector North Bend medevac’d the woman from the ship named Grand Princess and safely transported her to the Bay Area Hospital at 12:50 p.m.

Coast Guard Sector North Bend Command Center watchstanders received a request for medical assistance from a crewmember aboard the cruise ship at 10:30 a.m.

The woman’s condition is unknown at this time.

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Coast Guard medevacs fishing vessel crewmember near Freeport, Texas

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Edward Wargo

FREEPORT, TX, UNITED STATES

Coast Guard members at Station Freeport, Texas carry a man towards an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew Aug. 12, 2018. The man was reportedly suffering from seizure-like symptoms and was transferred off his fishing vessel by a Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew.

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 57 year-old-man from a fishing vessel approximately 26 miles south of Freeport, Texas, Saturday night.

Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a request for a medevac from the captain of the 68-foot fishing vessel Anna after a crewmember was reportedly suffering from seizure-like symptoms. Watchstanders notified the duty flight surgeon who recommended the medevac.

An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew arrived on scene to assist. Due to weather conditions and fishing nets rigged on the vessel, the crewmember was transferred to the Freeport boat crew and taken to Station Freeport.

The Air Station Houston aircrew transported the crewmember from Station Freeport to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he was last reported in stable condition.

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Coast Guard aircrew medevacs injured woman on Sucia Island, Washington

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SEATTLE — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a 69-year-old woman from Sucia Island, Washington, Wednesday afternoon, after she reportedly dislocated her hip while hiking.

An aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, transported the woman from Sucia Island in the San Juan Islands National Monument to emergency medical services at Bellingham Airport.

Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound command center received a call at 11:30 a.m., from a fellow hiker reporting that a 69-year-old woman had been injured while hiking on Sucia Island.

The Dolphin aircrew was diverted from a training exercise and was instructed to retrieve a stokes litter from the air station to use during the medevac and arrived on scene at 12:48 p.m.

An aviation survival technician was lowered down to the injured woman to help assess the injury and prepare the woman to be hoisted. The aircrew safely transferred the patient to EMS at 2:27 p.m.

A Sucia Island State Park Ranger and fellow hikers assisted in the medevac efforts even transporting the injured woman off the trail to an open field. One of the hikers had a marine-band radio and was able to directly coordinate with the aircrew when they arrived on scene.

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Coast Guard aircrew medevacs 2 near Friday Harbor, Washington

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SEATTLE -- A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated two boaters from Friday Harbor, Sunday night, after they sustained severe injuries when their vessel ran aground.

The Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles aircrew, aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, transported the two from Friday Harbor to Harbor View Hospital in Seattle for further medical care.

Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound watchstanders received a call at approximately 6:30 p.m. reporting a 47-foot sailing vessel, with four people on board, had run aground and began taking on water.

A Seattle-based boat crew from the Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST), aboard a 25-foot Response Boat, was the first to arrive on scene and assisted in dewatering the sailing vessel.

Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion were in the area and diverted to the scene.

After patching the sailing vessel’s hull and pumping water out of the bilge, the Sea Lion crew escorted the sailing vessel back to Friday Harbor.

The MSST crew took the injured boaters, a female and her husband, aboard their vessel and transported them to Friday Harbor to get checked out by awaiting Emergency Medical Technicians.

Once the vessels made it to shore, the Coast Guard helo crew medevaced the injured boaters and transported them to the Harbor View Hospital.

The cause of the incident is currently under investigation.

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