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Medevac off San Diego

A US Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuates a 29-year-old male person from the 'Ingrid', approximately 160 miles southwest of San Diego, on the afternoon of April 3, 2024. Watchstanders at the Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center received a distress call from the 'Ingrid' at approximately 1:30 p.m., reporting that a person on board was experiencing a medical emergency. In response to the distress call, it was determined that the patient required immediate higher-level medical care. The Sector San Diego launched an Air Station Jayhawk Helicopter crew with an embarked Specialized Trauma Assistance Team (STAR) medic to retrieve and transport the patient ashore. The aircrew landed at Sector San Diego at approximately 4:30 p.m. and successfully transferred the patient to awaiting Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The patient was reported to be in stable condition.

Medevac off Galveston

A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 35-year-old man from the "Ingrid" in the lightering zone between Freeport and Galveston in the morning of Mar 2, 2017. At approximately 6:35 a.m., the agent of the tanker called the Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders and reported that the chief engineer broke his leg after getting hit with the anchor chain. The ship’s master called shortly after and confirmed the engineer needed medical attention. At 8:10 a.m., watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew to medevac the man. They were on scene and had hoisted him by 9 a.m. He was taken to University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and transferred in stable condition.