Coast Guard medevacs mariner 14 miles offshore Galveston, Texas
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/18/2019 02:55 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas |
Coast Guard medevacs mariner 14 miles offshore Galveston, Texas
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from the tanker vessel Stolt Surf approximately 14 miles offshore Galveston, Texas, Monday morning.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call from a crewmember aboard the vessel Stolt Surf requesting a medevac for a 36-year-old male experiencing chest and abdominal pain.
A Coast Guard Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew arrived on scene and transferred the crewmember to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Station Galveston.
The mariner was reported to be in stable condition.
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