MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs injured crewman from container ship near Galveston, Texas

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/13/2023 08:47 PM EST

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Coast Guard medevacs injured crewman from container ship near Galveston, Texas

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew prepares to medevac a 34-year-old crew member aboard the CMA CGA Samson, a 1,099-foot container ship, who sustained a severe lower leg injury near Galveston, Texas, Jan. 13, 2023. The helicopter crew hoisted the man and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy, Air Station Houston) Medevac A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew prepares to medevac a 34-year-old crew member aboard the CMA CGA Samson, a 1,099-foot container ship, who sustained a severe lower leg injury near Galveston, Texas, Jan. 13, 2023. The helicopter crew hoisted the man and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy, Air Station Houston)

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HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured crewman Friday from a container ship in the Houston Ship Channel near Galveston, Texas.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a notification at 1 p.m. from the Houston Pilots aboard the CMA CGA Samson, a 1,099-foot container ship, stating a 34-year-old crew member had fallen and sustained a severe lower leg injury. 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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The crew of the CMA CGA Samson, a 1,099-foot container ship, prepares to assist in the medevac of a 34-year-old crew member who sustained a severe lower leg injury near Galveston, Texas, Jan. 13, 2023. A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoisted the man and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy, Air Station Houston) A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew prepares to medevac a 34-year-old crew member aboard the CMA CGA Samson, a 1,099-foot container ship, who sustained a severe lower leg injury near Galveston, Texas, Jan. 13, 2023. The helicopter crew hoisted the man and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy, Air Station Houston) The crew of the CMA CGA Samson, a 1,099-foot container ship, prepares to assist in the medevac of a 34-year-old crew member who sustained a severe lower leg injury near Galveston, Texas, Jan. 13, 2023. A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoisted the man and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy, Air Station Houston)

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