Coast Guard flies 4,300 miles to conduct medevac
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard rescue crews flew 4,300 miles to conduct a medical evacuation of a 58-year-old Filipino crewman aboard a bulk carrier 50 miles east of Attu Island, Alaska, Wednesday and returned the the crewmember safely to Kodiak, Alaska, Thursday night.
Coast Guard flying 1,300 miles for medevac off Alaska’s Aleutian Chain
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard aircraft launched from Kodiak, Alaska, this morning to fly more than 1,300 miles to conduct a medical evacuation of a 58-year-old crewman reported to have suffered a broken arm and possible spinal injuries aboard a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier approximately 50 miles east of Attu Island, Alaska, in the Bering Sea.
