NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevac a 34-year-old crewmember Sunday from a motor vessel 167 nautical miles offshore Marsh Island, Louisiana.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call around 3 p.m. from the motor vessel Seven Arctic of a crewmember suffering from appendicitis-like symptoms.
Coast Guard 8th District watchstanders assumed the lead on the case and coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew and a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin aircrew to assist.
The HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew provided a cover flight and relayed information between the MH-65 Dolphin SRR helicopter aircrew and D8 watchstanders.
The Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, landed on the vessel offshore Marsh Island to to carry out the medevac and transferred the crewmember to University Medical Center in New Orleans.
The crewmember was last reported to be in stable condition.
For more information follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
-USCG-
For more Hlcopters Magazine breaking news, stories, images and videos follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.