Coast Guard medevacs ailing motor vessel crewman off Virginia

PORTSMOUTH, VA, UNITED STATES

02.27.2015

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

A rescue swimmer from a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., prepares a man for a medevac from the motor vessel Houston Express about 25 miles east of Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Houston Express crew members reported the ailing crewman to the Coast Guard while en route to France Thursday, changed the vessel’s course approximately 345 miles east of Virginia Beach, and headed back toward Virginia to get within range for the medevac. (U.S. Coast Guard video screen shot by Air Station Elizabeth City)

• Date Taken: 02.27.2015
• Date Posted: 02.27.2015 12:37
• Photo ID: 1789933
• VIRIN: 150227-G-ZZ999-001
• Resolution: 720x480
• Size: 261.16 KB
• Location: PORTSMOUTH, VA, US