A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew stands in front of MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Saturday in New Orleans. The crew had just returned after conducting a medevac offshore.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans Photo
Coast Guard rescues two, including diver off Port Fourchon
The Coast Guard performed two rescues in waters off Louisiana over the weekend, including one of a recreational diver off Port Fourchon.
The diver was airlifted from an offshore platform Saturday about 36 miles off Port Fourchon.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watch-standers had received a call about 2:30 p.m. from the offshore vessel Isabella Rose, stating a 60-year-old male was experiencing decompression symptoms and needed medical assistance.
Watch-standers coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist.
The helicopter crew landed on a nearby offshore platform where the diver was located, onloaded the patient and transferred him to West Jefferson General Hospital in Marrero.
The diver was last reported to be in stable condition.
On Sunday, the Coast Guard airlifted a crew member from an offshore platform Sunday near Venice
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watch-standers received a call at 11:51 p.m. Saturday from an offshore rig stating that a 47-year-old male was experiencing heart attack-like symptoms.
They coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist.
The helicopter crew landed on the platform early Sunday morning, onloaded the crewmember and transferred him to University Medical Center in New Orleans.
The crewmember was last reported to be in stable condition