The M/V GOLDEN ALASKA (picture provided by U.S. Coast Guard)
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an injured seaman from the M/V GOLDEN ALASKA near Cold Bay, Alaska on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The vessel requested the medevac after the mariner lost consciousness and was thereafter in an altered mental state. The cause of the mariner’s loss of consciousness is unknown.
After receiving the call, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak deployed an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter stationed in Cold Bay and hoisted the injured crewmember from the GOLDEN ALASKA. The helicopter transported the crewmember to shore where he was then transferred into the care of local emergency medical personnel, most likely in Cold Bay. The EMS team determined that the injured seaman required a higher level of care than they could provide and arranged transport for further care in Anchorage.