Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a medevac request via VHF-FM channel 16 at 11:41 a.m. from the fishing vessel Thai Express stating a crew member had fallen and sustained a head injury and a broken arm.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi photo.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevac a crew member Saturday from a fishing vessel, Thai Express, 9 nautical miles off San José Island, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a medevac request via VHF-FM channel 16 at 11:41 a.m. from the fishing vessel Thai Express stating a crew member had fallen and sustained a head injury and a broken arm. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medical evacuation.
A Coast Guard Station Port Aransas 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) crew and a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft crew diverted to the vessel’s location while an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter aircrew launched to assist.
The RB-M crew arrived on scene and took aboard the crew member. The MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew rendezvoused with the Response Boat-Medium crew, hoisted the injured man and transported him to Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline in stable condition.
Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a medevac request via VHF-FM channel 16 at 11:41 a.m. from the fishing vessel Thai Express stating a crewmember had fallen and sustained a head injury and a broken arm.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi video.
«Multiple Coast Guard assets worked together to ensure this injured mariner was taken to the nearest higher-level care,» said Lt. j.g. Lester Fink, MH-65 Dolphin helicopter co-pilot during the medevac. «It’s truly inspirational knowing our crews can swiftly respond and cooperatively execute a medical evacuation such as this.»
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