February 2, 2015
For video of the rescue, please click the above photo.
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced the captain of a fishing vessel near Venice, Monday.
Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Command Center received a call from a crewmember aboard the vessel stating the captain had reportedly sustained a head injury, around 6:43 a.m.
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Coast Guard Station Venice small boat crew were directed to launch and arrived on scene at 8:40 a.m.
The aircrew hoisted the captain and transported him to Air Station New Orleans to awaiting Emergency Medical Services.