Coast Guard medevacs man from cargo ship 200 miles east of Chesapeake Bay
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 47-year-old man Wednesday from the 780-foot cargo ship Horizon Trader approximately 200 miles east of the Chesapeake Bay.
A ship's representative contacted Coast Guard 5th District watchstanders at 2:20 p.m. reporting a man sustained injuries to his chest resulting from a fall and requested the man be medevaced.
District watchstanders dispatched crews aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to assist.
The Jayhawk crew arrived on scene at approximately 4:30 p.m., hoisted the man into the aircraft and took him to Sentara Norfolk General hospital.
Date Taken: |
03.06.2013 |
Date Posted: |
03.07.2013 13:30 |
Story ID: |
103074 |
Location: |
PORTSMOUTH, VA, US |
Hometown: |
ELIZABETH CITY, NC, US |
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