The Coast Guard medevacs ailing man from commercial fishing vessel 480 miles offshore Honolulu  

Coast Guard crews medevaced an ailing man from a commercial fishing vessel 480 miles offshore Honolulu on Friday.

Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received a call at 1:45 p.m. Monday from Pacific Fishing & Supply personnel reporting that a 53-year-old crew member aboard the 68-foot fishing vessel Autumn was exhibiting stroke-like symptoms approximately 750 miles offshore. The Autumn crew estimated they were six days’ transit from Oʻahu.  

Watchstanders advised the vessel’s master to continue toward Oʻahu and conferred with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac. Watchstanders directed the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane to rendezvous with the Autumn approximately 480 miles offshore Oʻahu and conduct the medevac.   

The Harriet Lane crew arrived on scene with the Autumn at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday, took aboard the ailing crewman and began transiting the man ashore. At 6:30 a.m. Friday, a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Honolulu met the Harriet Lane near the entrance to Honolulu Harbor, took aboard the patient and brought him to Station Honolulu.

Emergency medical services personnel then transported the patient to Queen’s Medical Center where he was reportedly listed in stable condition at last report.