Oil tanker crewmember falls ill, flown to Oahu
A man who fell ill with a possible heart attack aboard an oil tanker south of Oahu was medevaced by the Coast Guard on Wednesday.
The man, 45, is a citizen of India.
The Coast Guard said one of its MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews from Air Station Barbers Point hoisted the man from the 1,050-foot Bahamian-flagged oil tanker Andromeda Voyager at 7 a.m. and transferred him to Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu.
The crew of the ship had contacted the Coast Guard at 11 a.m. Saturday, requesting assistance for a crewmember with heart attack symptoms. The vessel was 1,438 miles from Oahu and headed toward the U.S. The ship came from Southeast Asia, and had diverted course toward Honolulu.
The Dolphin aircrew launched from Air Station Barbers Point at 5:45 a.m. and conducted the hoist at 6:35 a.m. He was delivered to awaiting emergency medical personnel in stable condition.
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MH-65 Dolphin helicopters have a range of about 350 miles so how did they fly 1,438 miles, ONE WAY, to rescue dis guy?
My California Air National Guard unit flew two HH-3E “jolly green giant” helicopters 1,950 miles, EACH WAY, to rescue a seaman, 250 miles off Oahu. Refueled in the air NINE times. My aching okole!
As we used to say, in the helicopter rescue business: “No range, NO respect”. “Reach out and ‘touch’ somebody”.