Office of External Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

Date: Sept. 8, 2008

Contact:  Lt.j.g. Joe Coffman
(504) 393-6032

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember 

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard medevaced a 65-year-old man from a fishing vessel approximately 45 miles east of New Orleans in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.

A watchstander from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans received a call at 5:30 p.m. from Sector New Orleans, reporting that a crewmember working on a fishing vessel was suffering from chest pains and a medevac was requested. 

Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans launched a HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter and crew to the vessel and hoisted the man and transported him safely to West Jefferson Medical Center.

***EDITOR'S NOTE: No video of this rescue is available.***

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