WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release:
HONOLULU - The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing cargo ship crew member 86miles offshore Hawaii Wednesday.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point hoisted a 55-year-old man at 8:35 a.m.and safely transferred him to higher medical care at Hilo International Airport.
Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received a notification at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday from a crew member of the Ocean Gladiator, a 545-foot U.S.-flagged cargo ship, requesting a medevac for a crew member who had been experiencing a medical condition aboard the vessel which was 540 miles southeast Big Island, Haw...