Archive image: A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk assigned to Air Station Borinquen, carries an Aviation Survival Technician (rescue swimmer) during a joint training exercise at Ponce, Puerto Rico, July 18, 2024.
U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Felix Ortiz Rivera.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted the medevac of a woman (passenger) experiencing a medical emergency aboard the dive yacht Turks and Caicos Explorer II, approximately 200 nautical miles northwest of Puerto Rico. Wednesday afternoon, March 25, 2026.
The patient is a 66-year-old woman, who was safely transported to the Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan received a medevac request from the dive yacht Turks and Caicos Explorer II reporting one of their passengers had aspirated water while snorkeling and that her condition was deteriorating.
After evaluation, it was determined that the patient required a higher level of care and U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders directed the launch of an Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to conduct the medical evacuation of the passenger.
The 66-year-old woman was safely transported to the Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
U.S. Coast Guard video.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen.
U.S. Coast Guard Southeast.
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command.
Once on scene, the MH-60 Jayhawk MRR Helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer who assessed the patient’s condition and used a rescue basket to safely hoist and bring the passenger safely aboard the aircraft.
“Excellent teamwork and technical expertise aboard the aircraft enabled us to execute a seamless hoist of the patient,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Judson Swift, Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen Aviation Survival Technician (AST) for the case. “We are grateful for the coordination between Sector San Juan, communications command, the vessel master and the Centro Medico Hospital that allowed us to safely transport the patient to a higher level of care.”
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