CG medevacs injured crewman

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a male crewman aboard the fishing vessel Billy B near Fort Morgan, Ala., on Feb. 19. Coast Guard Sector Mobile was notified at 11:50 a.m. that the crewman was injured and requested a medical evacuation. A CG Station Dauphin Island response boat arrived on scene at 1 p.m., and transferred the man to an EMS crew that delivered the man to Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala. The survivor was reported in stable condition. (Coast Guard 02/19/17)