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Medevac off Galveston

The US Coast Guard medevaced a 54-year-old diver from the "Fling" 115 miles offshore of Galveston, Texas, in the night of Sep 22, 2018. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report from the vessel of a female passenger who reportedly began exhibiting symptoms of a heart attack. Watchstanders notified the duty flight surgeon who recommended the medevac. A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew were launched. Once on scene, a rescue swimmer was deployed to check on the condition of the passenger while the MH-65 refueled due to the distance offshore. The woman was then hoisted and transported to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The woman was reported to be in stable condition.

Medevac off Galveston

A 33-year-old female diver was medevaced on Aug 23, 2013, in the from the "Fling" after she experienced decompression issues following her fourth dive, approximately 120 miles off Galveston. The doctor aboard the 96-foot passenger vessel called Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders at 7:50 p.m., to report the divers condition and ask for assistance. The watchstanders launched an aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Houston. An HU-25 Falcon, from Air Station Corpus Christi was diverted to the scene to provide oversight of the response effort. The aircrew transferred the diver, in stable condition, to Memorial Hermann Hospital.