Video Available: Coast Guard medevacs 21-year-old from oil tanker offshore Freeport,Texas

Coast Guard medevacs 21-year-old from oil tanker offshore Galveston

An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin aircraft aircrew medevacs a crew member offshore Galveston, Texas, September 10, 2024. The cadet was transported to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in stable condition. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video

/ Published Sept. 11, 2024

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HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from an oil tanker 9 miles off Freeport, Texas, Tuesday.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request at 3:50 p.m. from a crew member aboard the tanker stating a 21-year-old male reportedly sustained injuries. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac.

Watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter air crew to conduct the medevac.

The helicopter crew arrived on scene, hoisted the passenger and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in stable condition.

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