Coast Guard Medevacs Diver from Fishing Vessel

NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES

08.06.2016

Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexandria Obrien 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced Jimmy Richard, 60, from a fishing vessel 30 miles offshore of the Atchafalaya River, Friday. Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to conduct the medevac and an HC-144 crew from Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile for a cover flight. The MH-65 crew arrived on scene at 7:03 p.m. and hoisted Richard.

• Date Taken: 08.06.2016
• Date Posted: 08.06.2016 14:08
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 478360
• Filename: DOD_103547890
• Length: 00:00:30
• Location: NEW ORLEANS, LA, US