(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from an oil tanker 9 miles off Freeport, Texas, on Tuesday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received a medevac request at 3:50 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the tanker stating a 21-year-old male reportedly sustained injuries. Watch standers consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac.
Watch standers coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter 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.
– U.S. Coast Guard
