A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Sector North Bend, Ore., medically evacuates a man off a fishing vessel 15 miles west of Coos Bay Oct. 18, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector North Bend)
NORTH BEND, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a 28-year-old man Friday morning off the fishing vessel ‘Alaska Ocean,’ which was operating 15-miles west of Coos Bay.
A Coast Guard Sector North Bend aircrew hoisted the man after he experienced chest pains and seasickness.
Watchstanders at the 13th Coast Guard District Command Center were notified at 3:15 a.m. by the company who owns the fishing vessel that the man was suffering medical issues.
A constant communication schedule was established between the sector and the fishing vessel.
At 6 a.m., after conferring with the duty flight surgeon, the sector dispatched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew.
The rescue crew arrived on scene at 9 a.m. and began hoist operations to transport the man.
The aircrew brought him to the sector’s air base, whe
