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Coast Guard MH-65E aircrew medevac man offshore Galveston

Coast Guard MH-65E aircrew medevac man offshore Galveston
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew prepares to medevac a 34-year-old crew member aboard the container ship CMA CGA Samson, Texas, Jan. 13, 2023.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.

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.

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew medevac a 34-year-old crew member aboard the CMA CGA Samson, a 1,099-foot container ship, after he sustained a severe lower leg injury near Galveston, Texas, Jan. 13, 2023.
The MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew hoisted the man and transfered him to EMS personnel awaiting at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
U.S. Coast Guard video.
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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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