The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard:
(ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.) — The Coast Guard medevaced a 28-year-old man Saturday from a containership 20 miles east of Virginia Beach, Va.
Sector Hampton Roads watch standers received a report at 10:20 a.m. that a man aboard the Maersk Santana containership suffered burns on his arms and legs.
At 11:16 a.m., a helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City launched to medevac the injured man. The helicopter crew arrived on scene at 11:39 a.m. and transferred the man to the helicopter.
The helicopter crew arrived at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk at 12:26 p.m., where the man was transferred to awaiting EMS personnel.
The patient was last reported in stable condition.
Click here to view a video of the medevac.
