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USCG medevacs ailing crewman from bulk carrier offshore Texas

Photo of Donal Scully Donal ScullyOctober 4, 2016
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A US Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter crew on Monday successfully airlifted an ailing crewman from a bulk carrier off the coast of Texas.

The 34-year-old crewman suffered symptoms of heart problems, which prompted the captain of the 2013-built  Global Andes to call Sector Corpus Christi watch standers.

The helicopter met the ship at Brownsville Anchorage, off South Padre Island, some 10 miles from shore and took the man to Valley Regional Medical Centre in Brownsville where he was said to be in stable condition.

Photo of Donal Scully Donal ScullyOctober 4, 2016
3 Less than a minute
Photo of Donal Scully

Donal Scully

With 28 years experience writing and editing for newspapers in the UK and Hong Kong, Donal is now based in California from where he covers the Americas for Splash as well as ensuring the site is loaded through the Western Hemisphere timezone.
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