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Medevac near Chignik Bay
A US Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopter aircrew, forward-deployed to Cold Bay, medevaced a mariner from the NOAA 'Oscar Dyson' on Feb 14, 2023, near Chignik Bay. At 7:54 a.m., the 17th District Command Center watchstanders received a medevac request from the vessel reporting that a crew member was experiencing medical complications. The aircrew, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, arrived on scene approximately 18 miles south of Chignik Bay, at 11:07 a.m. and safely hoisted, transported, and transferred the patient to awaiting emergency medical services personnel in Sand Point. The weather on scene during the time of the rescue included 8-foot seas and 20 knot winds.
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