HOUSTON — A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew medevac a crewmember from a tanker vessel approximately 35 miles offshore of Freeport, Texas, Thursday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report from the captain of the tanker vessel Tosna Star of a 36-year-old man who was experiencing shortness of breath. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon who recommended the medevac. An Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew was launched to the scene.
The Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew over the scene hoisted and transferred the crewmember to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) personnel at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.
The crewmember was reported to be in stable condition.
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