The helicopter crew successfully transported the man to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, in stable condition.
U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Houston.
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew medevac a 28-year-old man Sunday from a tanker vessel near Galveston, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a medevac request via VHF-FM channel 16 at 4:05 a.m. from the tanker vessel Silver Ginny for an unresponsive crewmember who had fainted in their cabin but had stable vitals. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac.
A Coast Guard Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew launched to conduct the medevac.
Due to unsafe conditions, the RB-M crew opted not to conduct the medical evacuation, and a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew launched to assist.
After hoisting the ailing man, the helicopter crew transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, in stable condition.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston video.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The MH-65 Dolphin SRR helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the crewmember and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, where he was transferred to awaiting emergency medical services personnel in stable condition.
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