Coast Guard medevacs man from tanker 35 miles south of Galveston

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot watches as crew members transport a 48-year-old man on Tuesday to awaiting emergen...

March 23, 2023
3:28 AM

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot watches as crew members transport a 48-year-old man on Tuesday to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas. The man was medevaced off the Prism Diversity, a 981-foot tanker vessel, 35 miles south of Galveston, and taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston by EMS personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy, Air Station Houston) The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a tanker vessel Tuesday 35 miles south of Galveston, Texas.

American Press Staff