Archive image: Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew hoists an Airman from the water near Gulfport, Mississippi, July 19, 2023.
A few Airmen from the Mississippi Air National Guard’s 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were hoisted from the water to a Jayhawk helicopter and back down.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves.
NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans (NOLA) MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 66-year-old woman from the cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas approximately 92 nautical miles offshore from Southwest Pass, Louisiana. Sunday, November 3, 2024.
At approximately 5:35 a.m. Coast Guard 8th District (Heartland) watchstanders received a report from the cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas requesting a medevac for a 66-year-old woman reportedly experiencing a medical emergency.
U.S. Coast Guard Heartland watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to conduct the medevac mission.
The MH-60 Jayhawk MRR Helicopter aircrew arrived on-scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the woman aboard the aircraft and transported her to emergency medical services (EMS) personnel awaiting at University Medical Center in New Orleans in stable condition.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaiden Hartley.
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