Tag Archives: Coast Guard medevac

Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak performed a long-range medevaced early Wednesday afternoon of a man from a fishing vessel northwest of St. Paul Island The 170-foot Baranof was 322 nautical miles northwest of St. Paul Island at the time of the rescue. The 45-year-old man was safely hoisted at 12:12 p.m. and taken to St. Paul for a wing-to-wing …

The Coast Guard on Tuesday morning medevaced a 33-year-old fisherman who was reportedly showing symptoms of a possible stroke. The fishing vessel Island Enterprise was near St. Paul Island at the time of the incident. The Coast Guard says that after consulting with a medical care provider, the vessel was advised to transit to St. Paul to prepare for the …

A Kodiak woman got an extra speedy assist from the Coast Guard thanks to a Jayhawk helicopter on a training mission.  An MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak medevaced a 55-year-old woman after she reportedly fractured her leg while hiking North Sister Mountain on Kodiak Island Thursday. Already airborne on a local training flight, the helicopter was diverted to …

MH-60 Jayhawk parked in Cold Bay. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen/Coast Guard) Mitch Borden/KMXT Last Thursday morning, the captain of the fishing vessel Bering Hunter requested a medevac from the Coast Guard for a 25-year-old man on the crew. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and its crew were deployed and found the ship 60 miles southwest of Cold …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Coast Guard medevac’d a man from a vessel 60 nautical miles north of Cold Bay Thursday afternoon. A crewmember aboard the fishing vessel American Dynasty was suffering from symptoms of appendicitis, and watchstanders sent a rescue team from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak to the location. Once there, the Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted and transported …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Coast Guard medevac’d a man from a vessel 60 nautical miles north of Cold Bay Thursday afternoon. A crewmember aboard the fishing vessel American Dynasty was suffering from symptoms of appendicitis, and watchstanders sent a rescue team from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak to the location. Once there, the Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted and transported …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Coast Guard medevac’d a fisherman from Shelikof Strait this weekend. On Sunday morning, the captain of the fishing vessel Transit sent a request for assistance to Coast Guard sector Anchorage, saying that a crewmember was experiencing seizure-like symptoms. Watchstanders dispatched a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to the location. Once there, they hoisted …