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Date: June 15, 2009 |
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Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel |
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NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man from a fishing vessel, 30 miles south of Morgan City, La., Monday, June 15, 2009. The Coast Guard received a call from the fishing vessel Capt. Sam at approximately 3:10 p.m. Monday, reporting that a crewmember was suffering from chest pain and requested a medevac. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans launched an MH-65C dolphin helicopter and crew and sucessfully lifted the crewmember into the helicopter and transported him to Terrebonne General Hospital in Houma, La. His condition is unknown. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.
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