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Medevac off Kodiak

The US Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a crew member of the 'American Triumph' on Sep 4, 2022, near Kodiak, Alaska. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage watchstanders received the initial request for the medevac from a crew member aboard the vessel at 10:45 a.m., reporting that a crewmember was experiencing potential heart attack-like symptoms. Command center personnel directed the launch of the aircrew, who diverted from a training mission to conduct the medevac. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from the Air Station Kodiak hoisted and transported the victim from the fishing vessel to awaiting Emergency Services Personnel at the air station. The patient was transported from the air station to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center.

Medevac off Cold Bay

The US Coast Guard medevaced a woman from the 'American Triumph' approximately 101 miles northwest of Cold Bay, Alaska, on Feb 28, 2021. Watchstanders at the 17th District command center in Juneau received a medevac request from Health Force Partners on behalf of the 'American Triumph' on Feb 27 at approximately 4 p.m. for a 31-year-old crew member reportedly experiencing symptoms of an allergic reaction. They directed the launch of the Jayhawk aircrew from the Air Station Kodiak. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the woman at 10 p.m. and safely transported her to a LifeMed flight team in Cold Bay for further transport to Anchorage.

85 crew members tested positive for COVID 19

85 crew members of the 'American Trumph' have tested positive for the coronavirus. The ship left Oregon for Alaska on June 27, 2020, with 119 people aboard to fish for pollock, according to the company, with seven crew members reporting symptoms of the virus two weeks after departure. Six of the seven tested positive in Unalaska after the ship arrived on July 15. Upon testing the rest of the crew, the company found a further 79 members were positive. The crew members who tested negative will be transported to Anchorage for quarantine and symptom-monitoring, while those who tested positive will be further screened and then sailed to Seward on July 14, at which point they were also be transported to Anchorage for isolation. The ship itself will remain in port for a disinfection process, after which a skeleton crew that has been in isolation will board it. All of the crew members remained on the ship after it docked.