Coast Guard medevacs man from motor vessel west of Cape Charles, Va.

 

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March 03, 2017 U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic Contact: 5th District Public Affairs Office: (757) 398-6272 After Hours: (757) 434-7712

Coast Guard medevacs man from motor vessel west of Cape Charles, Va.

 

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man experiencing illness aboard a motor vessel in Chesapeake Bay Friday.

The Coast Guard received a request for the medevac at approximately 7:15 p.m. from the 738-foot, Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel Evoikos Theo.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched from Air Station Elizabeth City, arrived on scene with Evoikos Theo just west of Cape Charles, and hoisted the man to the helicopter in a rescue basket.

He was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk for treatment.

"Our crew was pleased to assist in getting this man to a higher level of medical care,” said Lt. Cmdr. Scott Koser, pilot and aircraft commander for the case. “We hope he makes a speedy recovery, and thank all the people who provided assistance with the medical evacuation. It was a joint effort by the Coast Guard 5th District, Sector Hampton Roads, the crew aboard Evoikos Theo, the local air traffic controllers and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital staff that facilitated the transport of this mariner to the medical services he needed."

 

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