Archive image: An Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew retrieves a mannequin representing the missing person during a SAR exercise (SAREX) on the Island of Hawaii, May 20, 2022.
SAREXs are held annually throughout the Hawaiian Islands and are designed to evaluate notification and response procedures and identify shortfalls in communication and coordination of response during SAR incidents.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu photo
HONOLULU – A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac a fisherman (captain) from a commercial fishing vessel 65 nautical miles offshore Honolulu. Monday, October 28, 2024.
Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders received a phone call at 4:17 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the 85-foot commercial fishing vessel Triple Andy who reported the 69-year-old captain was experiencing shortness of breath and chest pain.
Sector Honolulu watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who inmediately recommended a medevac.
A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew and an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew was launched.
Personnel from Triple Andy stated that the captain was experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath.
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Once on the scene, at 8:00 p.m., the MH-65 Dolphin SRR Helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer, safely hoisted the patient and transported him to The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu.
The captain is reportedly in stable condition.
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