Coast Guard medevacs man from ship more than 200 miles northeast of Port Canaveral

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/11/2017 10:44 AM EDT

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News Release  

Aug. 11, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast
Contact: 7th District Public Affairs
Office: 305-415-6683
After Hours: 786-367-7649

Coast Guard medevacs man from ship more than 200 miles northeast of Port Canaveral

MIAMI—The Coast Guard medevaced a 58-year-old Filipino man from a bulk carrier ship more than 200 miles northeast of Port Canaveral, Friday.

Watchstanders with the Coast Guard’s 7th District Command Center received a notification from the 641-foot Singaporean-flagged bulk carrier vessel Spring Sky that the master of the vessel was reportedly suffering from severe abdominal pain. The watchstanders directed the launch of an Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew and an Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew.

The helicopter crew arrived on scene at approximately 9:40 a.m. hoisted the man and is transporting him to Holmes Regional Medical Center for a higher level of medical care. 

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