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Coast Guard medevacs ailing fisherman 170 miles northwest of St. Paul Island, Alaska

Coast Guard 17th District command center watchstanders received a request from Health Force Partners in Seattle that a 22-year-old man aboard  was ill and needed a medevac. The duty flight surgeon and search and rescue mission coordinator reviewed the man’s medical condition and ordered an immediate medevac. Read the rest here 16:49

Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater medevacs ailing fisherman

uscg-logoST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 51-year-old man was medevaced from a 65-foot from F/V Capt Gorman III  by the Coast Guard 150 miles northwest of Clearwater, Florida, Wednesday. Rescued was crewmember Randy Halloway who was experiencing chest pains and needed emergency medical assistance.  Watch the video here 12:30

Kodiak – Coast Guard medevacs ailing F/V Sierra Seas fisherman

uscg-logoThe Coast Guard medevaced an ailing 69-year-old man from the 50-foot fishing vessel Sierra Seas near Village Islands off Kodiak, Sunday. An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew landed on a nearby beach where the mariner and his wife were picked up for transport to awaiting emergency medical services in Kodiak. <Read more here>  21:02

Coast Guard medevacs ailing fisherman at Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

uscg-logoKODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 68-year-old man who fell ill aboard the 35-foot fishing vessel  docked in Point Baker on Prince of Wales Island, Thursday. Read more here  11:49