Coast Guard medevacs man from tanker 265 miles southeast of Wilmington, N.C.

UNITED STATES

08.09.2019

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Fifth District Command Center received the initial report from Rescue Coordination Centre Bermuda that a man aboard a tanker vessel was in need of medevac.

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City was launched aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk to assist.

The aircrew hoisted the man and transported him to the New Hanover Regional Hospital.

• Date Taken: 08.09.2019
• Date Posted: 08.09.2019 14:50
• Story ID: 335337
• Location: US