HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac an injured crewman from a container ship in the Houston Ship Channel near Galveston, Texas, Friday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a notification at 1 p.m. from the Houston Pilots aboard the CMA CGA Samson, a 1,099-foot container ship, stating a 34-year-old crew member had fallen and sustained a severe lower leg injury.
U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who inmediately recommended a medical evacuation (medevac).
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched to conduct the medevac.
The MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the man and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
The patient was reportedly in stable condition.
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