U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hague.
NEW ORLEANS, April 5, 2023 — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 37-year-old crewmember from a towing vessel approximately 60 nautical miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana, Tuesday.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at 3:18 p.m. on VHF-FM Channel 16 from the crew of the towing vessel Tenner C stating a crewmember was experiencing severe abdominal pain.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to assist.
The MH-60T Jayhawk MRR helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer and hoisted the crewmember. Once onboard, the rescue helicopter aircrew headed to land to transport the patient and transfer him to emergency medical services (EMS) awaiting at University Medical Center in New Orleans.
The tow vessel called the Coast Guard after the crewmember reported experiencing severe abdominal pain.
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The tow vessel crewmember was last reported to be in stable condition.
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