Coast Guard medevacs commercial fishing vessel crewmember near Venice

Coast Guard medevacs commercial fishing vessel crewmember near Venice
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter landing in New Orleans, Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hague) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a commercial fishing vessel crewmember Tuesday in West Bay near Venice, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call via VHF-FM channel 16 at 1:11 p.m. from the commercial...

Coast Guard medevacs 1 in Caminada Pass

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing vessel in Caminada Pass, Thursday, near Grand Isle. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report via marine-band radio at approximately 8:45 a.m., that a man aboard the fishing vessel, Mary Judith, had injured both of his legs. Coast Guard Station Grand Isle launched a 41-foot utility boat and crew to the scene at...