Sunday, April 30, 2017

CG rescues three boaters


NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 56 year-old man running a high temperature and having difficulty moving from a fishing vessel near Terrebonne Bay, La., on Sunday April 30. The man was reported to be in stable condition at Ochsner West Bank Hospital. In a separate incident Sunday, a CG MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans rescued a pair of boaters from a disabled pleasure boat some 17 nautical miles northwest of Venice, La. The aircrew transported the duo o CG Air Station New Orleans in good condition. (Source: Coast Guard 04/30/17)