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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Savannah medically evacuated a mariner Friday morning 12 miles east of Savannah.
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center were notified of the request by the vessel’s master at 3:38 a.m. The report stated a crewmember from the motor vessel Hanjin Rio de Janeiro was suffering from internal injuries. A Coast Guard flight surgeon was briefed on the situation and he recommended the patient be taken off the vessel.
A crew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard Station Tybee Island was launched along with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Savannah.
The helicopter crew arrived on scene at approximately 8 a.m., and safely hoisted the 52 year-old man from the 856-foot container vessel.
The patient was then delivered to Memorial Regional Hospital in Savannah where he was reported to be in fair condition.
For more information contact the Coast Guard 7th District Public Affairs Detachment Jacksonville at 305-318-1864.