Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Will Groskritz, rescue swimmer, Lt. Daniel Gillis, aircraft commander, Lt. Jamel Chokr, co-pilot, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Mahaffey, flight mechanic, hoisted a man experiencing chest pains aboard a fishing vessel 40 miles offshore and transported him to the hospital.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi photo.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew rescue (medevac) a fisherman from a fishing vessel, Jake M, 40 nautical miles off Baffin Bay, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a medical evacuation request via VHF-FM channel 16 at 5:23 a.m. from the fishing vessel The Jake M stating the vessel’s 58-year-old master was experiencing chest pains and an accelerated heart rate. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac.
A Coast Guard Sector/Air Station MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew immediately was launched to assist.
Upon arriving on scene, the MH-65 Dolphin SRR rescue helicopter aircrew hoisted the ailing man from The Jake M and transported him to CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital emergency medical services in Corpus Christi in stable condition.
The helicopter crew hoisted the fishing vessel’s master, who was experiencing chest pains and an accelerated heart rate, and brought him to CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi photo.
«The crew on this vessel was well prepared for our arrival, which allowed for a timely transfer of the patient,» said Coast Guard Lt. Daniel Gillis, aircraft commander for the case. «We are glad we were able to quickly get this gentleman to the hospital for further medical care.»
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