KMXT 100.1 FM Public Radio in Kodiak, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew Medevac’d an injured mariner off the cargo vessel Tianjin Pioneer approximately 97 miles north of Adak, Alaska, Saturday.
The Jayhawk crew hoisted the 21-year-old man and transported him to awaiting emergency medical personnel in Adak. He was then transported to Anchorage for medical care by an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard 17th District received notification from a crewmember of the Tianjin Pioneer that the mariner suffered a leg injury while working in heavy seas. The duty flight surgeon recommended the medevac.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules airplane crew was directed to the scene to provide coverage for the Jayhawk crew and transport the mariner from Adak to Anchorage. His current condition is unknown and his name was not released.
Weather on scene was reported as 50-mph winds and two miles of visibility.
