VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs injured crewman from vessel offshore Galveston, Texas

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/18/2022 06:22 PM EDT

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Coast Guard medevacs injured crewman from vessel offshore Galveston, Texas

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoists an injured crewman from the bulk carrier Tai Star 16 miles offshore Galveston, Texas, Oct. 17, 2022. The captain of the Tai Star called Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders at 7:02 p.m. and notified them a 20-year-old crewman injured his hand while working on deck. (U.S. Coast Guard video, courtesy Air Station Houston)

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HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured crewman from a vessel 16 miles south of Galveston, Texas, Monday.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request at 7:02 p.m. from the captain of the 643-foot bulk carrier Tai Star stating a 20-year-old crewman had injured his hand in the Galveston Fairway Anchorage. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac.

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched to conduct the medevac.

The helicopter crew arrived on scene, hoisted the man and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The patient was reportedly in stable condition.

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