Coast Guard coordinates interagency medevac near Costa Rica
Pararescuemen from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, preparing to jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Saturday night to reach a 26 year old fisherman who sustained a serous head injury over 750 miles off the coast of Costa Rica.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Duane Ramos)
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard coordinated efforts to medevac an injured mariner...
Coast Guard, partners medevac mariner from fishing vessel off Hawaii
US Air Force HC-130J Combat King II file photo
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy successfully medevaced a 73-year-old mariner from the 84-foot commercial fishing vessel Lady Alice 150 miles east of Hilo, Friday.
A Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 MH-60 Seahawk aircrew transported the mariner directly to Queen’s Medical Center. He was reportedly in stable condition.
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Coast Guard, Air National Guard conduct long-range joint rescue mission
HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters (U.S. Air Force file photo by Captain Michael O’Hagan)
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and California Air National Guard completed a four-day, long-range, joint rescue mission to medevac a critically injured 39-year-old man aboard a cargo ship located about 1,300 miles west of San Francisco, Friday.
The motor vessel Ocean Applaud contacted 11th Coast Guard District command...
