Archive image: An aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuate a burn victim from aboard a container ship 30 nautical miles west of San Diego, Aug. 4, 2012.
The MH-60 Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew hoisted the man to the aircraft and transported him to Sector San Diego, where he was turned over to emergency medical services (EMS) personnel for further treatment.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Henry Dunphy.
SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac (medical evacuation) a 74-year-old fisherman (male) from the fishing vessel Poseidon approximately 35 nautical miles west of San Diego. Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders received notification from the fishing vessel Poseidon, reporting that a 74-year-old male crewmember onboard was suffering from consistent chest pains and needed to be medically evacuated at approximately 6:10 a.m.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego watchstanders then coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station San Diego MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to conduct the medevac around 8 a.m.
The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Diego MH-60T Jayhawk MRR Helicopter aircrew arrived on-scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the passenger into the aircraft, and transferred him to waiting emergency medical services (EMS) personnel at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, around 10 a.m.
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