Coast Guard medevacs man off cruise ship over 180 miles off Pacific Northwest coast
Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27J aircraft file photo by Lt. Scott Handlin
ASTORIA, Ore. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew medically evacuated a 67-year-old man off a cruise ship over 180 miles off the Columbia River entrance.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River transferred the man to an air ambulance service crew at the Astoria Airport.
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Coast Guard medevacs injured cargo ship employee 230 miles off the central Oregon coast
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard medevaced a cargo ship employee 230 miles off the coast of central Oregon after he sustained burns, Sunday.
The individual was taken to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Ore.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Pacific Area command center received a call from crewmembers aboard the cargo ship APL Tokyo after their second engineer came into contact with hot oil.
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