At approximately 3:00 PM on Monday, April 19, 2010, a 53-year-old crewmember was medically evacuated from a 624-foot Canadian bulk freighter, Ojibway. The freighter was located in southern Lake Huron north of Harbor Beach in Michigan. The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit was the unit that responded to the call.
The captain of the Ojibway had notified the Canadian Coast Guard, which was based in Sarnia, that there was a crewmember onboard who was experiencing chest pains.
According to Operations Specialist 1st Class Gabriel Settel, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit, Situation Controller, “he was conscious and experiencing pain throughout the day with a low heart rate. Toronto Medical Center recommended a medevac.”
A rescue helicopter from Air Station Detroit, deployed a rescue swimmer to lift the crewmember from the Canadian bulk freighter. The man was given oxygen while he was transferred to Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe.
Any medical condition or
accident that occurs on a freighter can be frightening. The maritime attorneys at the Law Offices of Vujasinovic & Beckcom P.L.L.C. wish this crewmember a speedy recovery.
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