The hoist was part of an effort to test and deploy oil containment boom across Echo Cove and Cowee Creek, Alaska, as part of a Geographic Response Strategy listed in the Southeast Alaska Area Contingency Plan.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jon-Paul Rios.
JUNEAU, Alaska – A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk rescue helicopter aircrew medevac a 23-year-old woman from the cruise ship American Constellation in Tracy Arm, approximately 40 nautical miles southeast of Juneau, Alaska, Monday.
A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at 11:30 a.m., hoisted the patient, and transported her to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in Juneau.
Watchstanders from the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center received a report at 10:11 a.m. from the Alaska State Troopers regarding an inReach activation about the woman who was experiencing anaphylactic shock symptoms aboard the cruise ship. The watchstanders diverted the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk MRR helicopter crew from a training flight to the scene.
«Unfortunately, the mountainous terrain around Tracy Arm made communicating with the cruise ship via VHF radio difficult,” said Lt.j.g. Trevor Layman, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Juneau command duty officer. “Despite that, we were able to conduct the medevac (medical evacuation) efficiently and get the patient to a higher level of medical care.»
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