CG medevacs crewman in south La.

The Coast Guard medevaced a 46-year-old man from the motor vessel E.R. Calais near Port Sulphur, La., early morning on Dec. 22. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watch standers received a report at 3:25 a.m. that a crew member had sustained a hand injury aboard the vessel. Watch standers launched a Coast Guard Station Venice (La.) response boat crew that arrived at 4:25 a.m. and transferred the man to emergency services in Venice. He was transported to Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans where he was reported in stable condition. (Source: Coast Guard 12/22/16)