US Coast Guard Airlifts 4 Oil Tanker Crew With Suspected Food Poisoning Off Puerto Rico
Four mariners suffering from suspected food poisoning were airlifted by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from the Cyprus-flagged oil tanker M/V Daibelli on Sunday, November 8, near Vieques, Puerto Rico.
The master of the 328-foot tanker on Saturday night informed Rescue Sub-Center San Juan about the symptoms among four of his crew.
On Sunday morning, an MH-60T Jayhawk from Air Station Borinquen reached the ship, about a nautical mile off the island’s southern coast, and lifted the four crew members by hoist.
The aircraft then landed at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, where waiting emergency medical staff received the mariners before they were taken to Regional Hospital.
Lt. Stan Raymond, who co-piloted the aircraft, said that the ship was a tricky place to hoist from, though the crew worked out the best spot to do it safely. He also credited Coast Guard Sector San Juan for lining up medical services and fuel at the airport.
However, the Coast Guard did not act alone. It said that Customs and Border Protection, the Public Health Service, Puerto Rico’s emergency medical services and hospital staff also took part in the operation.
Coast Guard Southeast District crews stay on standby around the clock to respond to mariners in distress, the service added.
References: U.S. Coast Guard news release
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