Man Medevaced From Freezer Longliner


Tuesday, May 01 2012
A 39-year-old man was medevaced from a freezer longliner on Tuesday.
The Coast Guard received a call this morning that a crewmember aboard the F/V Bering Leader was experiencing stroke-like symptoms. The vessel was about 60 miles northwest of Cold Bay at the time, and the Coast Guard was able to send a Jayhawk helicopter crew from Kodiak to respond to the emergency. The man was then brought to Cold Bay, where he was put on a Guardian Lifelight to Anchorage.
The Coast Guard has not released the identity of the man, but says that he was in stable condition at the time of transport.
The Bering Leader is owned by Alaskan Leader Fisheries, and the 124-foot vessel primarily harvests cod.
Will Waters on Wednesday, May 02 2012:
wishing smooth sailing