Sick Sailor Being Transferred To Bermuda
Crewmembers aboard two merchant ships responded to the Coast Guard’s call for assistance to medevac a Canadian man experiencing signs of a heart attack aboard his sailboat 170 miles southwest of Bermuda yesterday [Nov.24].
The man is currently being transferred to Bermuda, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District Command Center coordinated the rescue after receiving notification from Nicole Gaudreault, an amateur radio operator from Montreal.
The wife of the man experiencing the symptoms initially called Ms Gaudreault stating she was a nurse and believed her husband needed to be medevaced.
She also said they were aboard the Argo V, a 36-foot sailboat and were en route to St. Martin. Two AMVER vessel crews responded to the Coast Guard’s enhanced group call.
A crewmember from aboard the merchant vessel Mary Ann Hudson stated they were approximately 120 miles from the Argo V, were willing to divert and the crewmember also said they had heart medication aboard.
The crew of the Clipper Daisy also responded to the call for assistance saying they did not have heart medication but were willing to divert to the Argo V’s position to take the man aboard and transport him to Bermuda.
The wife aboard Argo V altered her course to head toward Bermuda, but was unable to continue because of strong winds and 6-foot seas.
The crew of the Clipper Daisy rendezvoused with the Argo V at approximately midnight Thursday and took the man aboard.
“This case is a prime example of the outstanding coordination using various tools in the search and rescue system to include amateur radio operators, AMVER system and Rescue Coordination Center Bermuda,” said Lt. Cmdr. James Klein, chief of the Rescue Coordination Center Norfolk.
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