The MH-60 Jayhawk is the medium-range helicopter used from the USCG for Search And Rescue (SAR) missions.
USCG photo by PA1 Patrick Montgomery
OREGON INLET, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevac a 41-year-old male who suffered a laceration on his leg while aboard a 25-foot vessel located 34 nautic miles off Oregon Inlet, Friday afternoon.
Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received the distress call on VHF channel 16, and Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal, who was seven miles away from the distressed vessel, also overheard the transmission.
Sector North Carolina watchstanders launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City to respond, and the crew of the USCG Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal self-diverted to assist.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Loumania Stewart.
Once on scene, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Nathan Bruckenthal crew safely brought the man aboard, and an EMS aboard the cutter rendered first aid by applying bandages and pressure to the leg, and monitored the man’s vitals.
Once the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, they quickly hoisted the man off of the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal and transported him to the Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to receive further medical assistance.
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