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Medevac off Pensacola

The US Coast Guard medevaced a 62-year-old man approximately 40 miles south of Pensacola, Florida, from, the 'Pisces' on July 25, 2022. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call from the research vessel requesting a medevac for a crewmember reportedly experiencing stroke-like symptoms. Watchstanders diverted a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew, training in the area, to assist. The aircrew arrived on scene and hoisted the crewmember onto the Jayhawk before transferring him to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola. The man was last reported in stable condition.

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On Sep 24, 2010, the "Pisces" departed from Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico. This trip is part of a continued response to the "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill incident and aims to accumulate and interpret information about the oil released, as well as the effects on the water and sea floor surrounding it. The researchers on board intend to document and investigate the chemicals typical of oil found near the spill site. The "Pisces" is expected to be out performing tests until Oct. 4, but the teams will be releasing information periodically via live mission log updates which can be found at www.missionlog.noaa.gov This ongoing testing is set to continue from Florida to Louisiana and into the Gulf of Mexico. Several boats and barges have already been sent out and have been collecting data by sampling the water columns near the spill location.

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The NOAA Ship "Pisces" on Aug 20 was sailing off the coast of Louisiana. The ship is circling the sunken "Deepwater Horizon"-wellhead site testing the water for signs of hydrocarbons.