U.S. Coast Guard Alaska Responds to Multiple Fishing Vessel Medevacs

On Aug. 25, Coast Guard District 17 command center personnel received a medevac request from the fishing vessel Northern Eagle at 6:20 a.m. for a 26-year-old crewmember experiencing abdominal pain. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew launched from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and hoisted the crewmember at 8:15 p.m. about 23 miles northwest of St Paul Island. The man was then flown to St. Paul where he was transferred to commercial emergency medical services at 9 p.m. for further care in Anchorage.  

Also on Aug. 25, Coast Guard District 17 command center personnel received a medevac request from the fishing vessel Asian Majesty at 4:25 p.m. for a 41-year-old male crew member experiencing chest pain.

At the time of the request, the vessel was about 483 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor and was asked to transit to a pre-determined rendezvous point. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Kodiak launched from Cold Bay, arrived on scene about 115 miles south of Dutch Harbor, and hoisted the patient at 5:15 p.m.

The aircrew returned to Cold Bay and transferred the patient to commercial emergency medical services at 7:30 p.m. for further care in Anchorage.