Archive image: Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, a 210-foot ship home-ported in St. Petersburg, Fla., conducts basket training with a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Robert Simpson.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 44-year-old mariner (male) from a motor vessel 250 nautical miles northeast of Nassau, Bahamas.
The man was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital to receive a higher level of care.
Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received a medevac request from the motor vessel Skyfall stating one of their crewmembers was reportedly suffering from severe stomach pain. Watchstanders instructed the vessel to navigate to 250 miles northeast of Nassau and consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended the medical evacuation.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew and an HC-130 Hercules airplane aircrew deployed 495 nautical miles from Air Station Clearwater to conduct the medevac. Once on the scene, the MH-60 Jayhawk MRR Helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the man and transferred him to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) in Nassau.
“Coordination between the motor vessel, district watchstanders, our aircrew and the U.S. and Bahamas emergency operation centers ensured the timely and successful execution of the medevac,” said Chief Petty Officer Ryan Andzelik, Coast Guard 7th District command center watchstander. “This display of our crew’s exceptional capabilities shows just how important it is to have a communication device on your vessel. We recommend having a properly working marine VHF radio, a well-charged cellphone in a waterproof case and a properly registered EPIRB and PLB on board.»
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