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Medevac off Tampa Bay
The US Coast Guard medevaced a 22-year-old man from the "Bahama Spirit" 35 miles west of Tampa Bay on July 31, 2018. Medevaced was Shuklendra Singh, 22, from India. At 4:52 a.m. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a distress call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 from the cargo ship, the Bahama Spirit, from Vanuatu. It was reported Singh suffered from a seizure and needed emergency assistance. A flight surgeon from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater recommended Singh be medevaced. An Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was launched, and medevaced Singh to Tampa General Hospital.
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