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Long range medevac off St. Paul's Island
US Coast Guard aircrews medevaced a man from the 'Baranof' 322 miles northwest of St. Paul Island, Alaska, on June 17, 2020. On June 16 at 11:48 p.m., Tuesday, District 17 Command Center watchstanders received a medevac request for a fisherman reportedly experiencing gastrointestinal bleeding. Watchstanders conferred with a duty flight surgeon and launched three Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews to respond. The 45-year-old man was safely hoisted at 12:12 p.m. and taken to St. Paul for a wing-to-wing transfer with a commercial medevac company for further transport to Anchorage. Collectively, crews flew 20 hours, covered approximately 1,600 nautical miles and refueled three times on the ground to successfully transport the man to further care. Weather on scene was 17-mph winds, four foot seas and 10 miles visibility.
Long range medevac off St. Paul's Island
On June 1, 2020, at 1:00 a.m. District 17 Command Center watchstanders received a call requesting a medevac of an injured 31-year-old fisherman aboard the 'Baranof'. The command center personnel conferred with a duty flight surgeon and launched four total Kodiak-based aircrews to respond. From the Air Station Kodiak a C-130J Hercules aircraft and two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews coordinated efforts to perform a long-range medevac 300 miles northwest of St. Paul Island. An MH-60 Jayhawk crew arrived on scene and successfully hoisted the man at approximately 5:47 p.m. Then they transported him to awaiting commercial services on St. Paul Island, who transported him to Anchorage for further care. After providing communications platforms for both MH-60 Jayhawk aircrews, both C-130J aircraft returned to Air Station Kodiak while both Jayhawk crews remained overnight in Cold Bay, Alaska. Collectively, the crews flew for over 30 hours, covered approximately 1,900 miles and conducted three wing-to-wing refuels on the ground to successfully transport the injured man to further care. Weather on scene was 5-mph winds, 8-foot seas and roughly 10 miles visibility. Report with video: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-coordinates-medevac-300-miles-northwest-of-st-paul-island/2020/06/03/
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