Rescue Took Place In The Atlantic Ocean Near Puerto Rico
The crew of a Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew medevaced a crewmember from the 653-feet bulk carrier ship Yasa Jupiter Saturday, approximately 60 nautical miles northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Juan received the medevac request Friday night from the Marshall Islands flagged ship for a 26-year-old crewmember, who was suffering from abdominal pain. “This case was an excellent representation of superior communication from the cargo ship Yasa Jupiter, the Sector San Juan Command Center and Air Station watchstanders,” said Lt. Adam Morehouse, MH-65 Air Station Borinquen aircraft commander for the case.
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