67-year-old kayaker hoisted by Coast Guard aircrew on Long Island, Wash. ​

USCG MH-60 Jayhawk, photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read (archive)

SEATTLE --​ A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a 67-year-old kayaker who was reported overdue from his trip near Willapa Bay, Washington, Wednesday morning.

The man was hoisted by a Coast Guard Air Station Astoria aircrew, safely transported and lowered to his vehicle on shore at 2:28 a.m., where he departed for home.

At approximately 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday night, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River watch standers received a notification from Pacific County Dispatch of an overdue kayaker, whose departure point was the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge parking lot.

The mariner was kayaking around Long Island in the southern part of Willapa Bay and his wife expected him to return home shortly after sunset.

The Pacific County crew received the call and confirmed the man’s vehicle was still at his departure point and he was not carrying a cell phone or radio with him.

Sector Columbia River personnel dispatched the aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, who located the kayaker on Long Island.

A rescue swimmer was lowered down at 1:15 a.m. and reported the man to be in good health and not in need of medical attention.​

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Coast Guard rescues, medevacs 2 men who fell overboard from tanker

MH-60 Jayhawk USCG Air Station Elizabeth City ©Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges (archive)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard aircrew flew two men to the hospital after they were injured falling overboard with a lifeboat from a tanker 70 miles east of Chincoteague, Wednesday.

The two engineers were reportedly working on an enclosed lifeboat when it released and they both went over with it. The crew of the tanker, Chemtrans Nova, contacted Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders to request assistance.

The Coast Guard Cutter Reliance, a 210-foot ship, was on patrol about 20 miles away and diverted to help. Their small boat crew arrived and recovered one person off the lifeboat and the other in the water. Their injuries included a stomach laceration and broken leg.

A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon airplane crew assisted by providing communication relay support over the long distance as an Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was launched to medevac the men.

The men were taken to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital for additional care.

“The Navy was very helpful. After they overheard the broadcast, they helped locate the men in the water and stayed on scene until the nearby Coast Guard cutter arrived,” said Chief Petty Officer Josh French, a search and rescue coordinator at Sector Hampton Roads. “It was definitely a collaborative effort to rescue them. They were fortunate things fell in place, with everyone being close by.”

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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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