Archive image: Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrews practice delivery and hoisting techniques for a dewatering pump during a training flight over the Houston Ship Channel.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac a mariner from an oil tanker 9 nautical miles off Freeport, Texas. Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request at 3:50 p.m. from a crew member aboard the oil tanker stating a 21-year-old male reportedly sustained injuries.
Coast Guard watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who inmediately recommended the medical evacuation.
Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to conduct the medevac.
The cadet was transported to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in stable condition.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Wargo.
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The MH-65 Dolphin SRR Helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the passenger and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in stable condition.
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