Aegean Angel tragedy

Captains,

The tankship Aegean Angel, which has a fine history of helping to save lives (2008), is currently experiencing a tragedy of its own. The captain and chief engineer were killed and the mate seriously injured in a weather related incident on deck while transiting the Atlantic in a storm. The US Coast Guard is coordinating with the Bermuda Rescue Coordination Center and the Greek Minister of Citizen Protection to get medical assistance for the injured mate.

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Ship Heads to Bermuda: 2 Killed & 1 Injured

December 30, 2010 by bernews

[Updated] A ship is heading to Bermuda to obtain medical care for an injured officer after two other crew members were killed today [Dec 30] after a wave hit the 274 metre ‘Aegean Angel’ [pictured] as it was sailing in the mid- Atlantic with a cargo of fuel oil.

The 47-year old captain and a 33-year old chief mechanic were killed, and the 34-year old Cypriot deputy captain was “seriously” injured in the incident after the three men were hit on the deck of the ship as they were checking for damage amid strong winds, a spokesman of Athens-based Arcadia Shipmanagement Co Ltd. told Bloomberg today.

“The ship didn’t suffer any damage and is now sailing to the closest port which is in Bermuda to get treatment for the injured officer who is receiving medical attention on board while the company is in contact with the U.S. coastguard,” the Arcadia Shipmanagment spokesman told Bloomberg.

Jan 1, 2011 - Coast Guard to medevac crewmember from Greek merchant vessel off Bermuda

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Coast Guard is preparing to rescue the injured 2nd mate of the Greek flagged merchant vessel Aegean Angel approximately 500 miles northeast of Bermuda Friday.

Coast Guard watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District were contacted Friday morning by the Minister of Citizen protection in Greece, who was requesting assistance in the rescue.

April 16, 2008 - Coast Guard, Motor Tanker Aegean Angel Coordinate Rescue of 11 Mariners 300 Miles South of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coast Guard watch standers and the crew of a Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon Jet coordinated with the motor tanker Aegean Angel the rescue of 11distressed mariners aboard a life raft Tuesday, after their vessel sank 300 miles south of Puerto Rico

The 11-men crew consisting of nine Guyaneese, one Dominican and one Cuban were forced to abandon the Korean flagged cargo vessel Tel Tale II and board a life raft, after waves reportedly beat on the vessel's starboard side causing it's cargo to shift and the vessel to loose it's steering before finally capsizing and sinking.

Air station Kodiak MH-60 helo medivacs crewman

Captains,

Aerial medivacs, a core competency of Coast Guard rotary wing aviation, is often a lifesaver for seafarers with acute medical conditions. A crewman from the Korean-flagged car carrier Modern Express, en route from Portland OR to Busan South Korea, benefited from the service just this morning. The helo's hoist cam recorded the event for Youtube.

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KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducted a medevac of a 38-year-old Filipino man from the 518-foot car carrier Modern Express approximately 58 miles south of Kodiak Thursday morning.

Raine Canua was reported to have been found by his shipmates in his cabin disoriented Wednesday. The shipping company of the vessel contacted the Seventeenth Coast Guard District command center watchstanders about 7:45 p.m. reporting Canua was suffering from symptoms of a possible stroke.

The helicopter crew successfully hoisted Canua about 8:48 a.m. and safely delivered him to awaiting medical personnel who transferred him to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center approximately 9:45 a.m. Weather conditions on scene at the time of the hoist were 43 mph winds and 22 foot seas with light rain.

200 mile medivac to Dutch Harbor AK

Captains,

The M/V Stellar Harvest was 975 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor en route to Coos Bay, Ore., at the time a medical evacuation request came into the Coast Guard. Due to the range of the helicopters, the vessel altered course toward Dutch Harbor to close the distance. The weather on scene at the time of the hoist was 30 mph winds with 10 to 13 foot seas. Good coordination occurred between the ship's captain and Coast Guard to get the injured crew to a hospital in Dutch Harbor.

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KODIAK, Alaska – Two Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews conducted a medevac of a Filipino-crewman off the 656-foot Japanese-flagged cargo vessel Stellar Harvest 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor Saturday at 9:25 a.m.

Angelo Tomado, 30, reportedly suffered two broken arms when he fell 16 feet in a cargo hold Thursday. The master of the vessel contacted radio watchstanders at Communications Station Kodiak who relayed the request to search and rescue controllers at the Seventeenth Coast Guard District Command Center in Juneau. The vessel was 975 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor en route to Coos Bay, Ore., at the time of the request.