Coast Guard Medevacs Man From Vessel Near Uganik Bay, Alaska
A 56-year-old man was medevacked from fishing vessel Caiti Jo by the Coast Guard near Uganik Bay Alaska on August 17.
A notification was received by Watchstanders at Sector Anchorage command center at 4:42 p.m. The notification stated that the crewman was suffering from stroke-related symptoms. After the Coast Guard duty flight surgeon was consulted, a medevac was recommended, and the crew got to work.
An aircrew from Air Station Kodiak operated an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and hoisted the crewman from the vessel...
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