DL LAVENDER

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Medevac off Dutch Harbor

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevaced a man from the 5"DL Lavender" 92 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Sep 18, 2018. Coast Guard 17th District Command Center watchstanders received initial notification from the ship’s agent on Sep 17 afternoon stating a crew member had possible stroke symptoms. A Coast Guard duty flight surgeon was briefed, and due to the man’s symptoms, the flight surgeon recommended a medevac. Command center watchstanders instructed the DL Lavender master to transit toward Dutch Harbor and directed a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircrew to deliver a Kodiak-based rescue swimmer ni the evening to an awaiting Dolphin helicopter aircrew in Dutch Harbor. Additionally, an MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew was on stand-by in Cold Bay with a second HC-130 aircrew launched to provide communications coverage during the medevac. The Dolphin aircrew hoisted and transported a 48-year-old crew member from the "DL Lavender" to awaiting LifeMed personnel in Dutch Harbor for further care and transport to Anchorage. Weather on scene was 3-foot seas and 10 mph winds.