Coast Guard medevac man from a ship 48 miles off Virginia Beach

Coast Guard medevac man from ship 48 miles off Virginia Beach. MH-60 Jayhawk Elizabeth City. — An Air Station MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hovers over a container ship 48 miles east of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Apr. 27, 2020. A medevac was requested by the captain of the Zem Shekou after a crew member was found passed out on deck.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevac a man from the ship Zim Shekou 48 miles northeast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Monday night.

Coast Guard medevac man from ship 48 miles off Virginia Beach — An Air Station MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hovers over a container ship 48 miles east of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Apr. 27, 2020. The crew member was taken to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Virginia command center received a report from the captain of the motor vessel Zim Shekou that a member of the ship’s crew was was experiencing symptoms of a potential heart attack. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon who recommended the medevac.

An Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew was launched along with an Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircrew.

Coast Guard medevac man from ship 48 miles off Virginia Beach. HC-130 Air Station Elizabeth City. HC-130J Elizabeth City. — Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC130J is reflected in the cargo ramp door of a second HC-130J . The C-130J is the latest incarnation of this enduring, multi-mission platform. Air Station Elizabeth CIty has the first operational J models. The Coast Guard has been using a version of the C-130 since the first one was delivered to Air Station Elizabeth CIty in December 1959.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Dave Silva.

The HC-130 Hercules aircrew provided support while the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted the man off the ship and transported him to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital.

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