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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrew medevaced a 46-year-old mariner Saturday morning from a commercial motor vessel approximately 100 nautical miles east of St. The patient, who was suffering from a rapidly progressing infection, was safely hoisted aboard an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter and transported to the Centro Médico Hospital trauma center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for emergency specialized care. Rescue Sub-Center San Juan watchstanders were initially notified Wednesday night when the master of the M/V Kotka, a 1,083-foot Liberian flagged container ship, reported that a crew member was suffering from a severe, non-ambulatory infection that was unresponsive to onboard medication. At the time of the initial notification, the M/V Kotka was positioned more than 1,300 nautical miles east of the Lesser Antilles, well beyond the operational reach of land-based rescue helicopters and days away from port. At approximately 100 nautical miles east of St.
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To overcome the extreme maritime distance and tight medical timeline, Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators formulated a phased operational plan that involved the M/V Kotka increasing to maximum transit speed toward a designated rendezvous position east of the Leeward Islands.
