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| **Photos, video available**Coast Guard medevacs man 100 miles west of Key West, Fla. |
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Coast Guard crewmembers aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., transfer the 50-year-old Ukrainian male to Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, Fla. Click here to view the video. http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=703736 KEY WEST, Fla. - Coast Guard crewmembers from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., aboard a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, rescued a 50-year-old Ukrainian man from the motor vessel Munin Explorer 100 miles west of Key West Tuesday. Coast Guard search and rescue watchstanders at Sector Key West received notification at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday from crew aboard the Munin Explorer, a 180-foot Cypress flagged research ship, Vadym Karavayev was suffering from severe abdominal pain and needed immediate medical attention. Coast Guard immediately responded by launching the MH-60 Jayhawk from Air Station Clearwater in order to medevac Karavayev. The aircrew arrived on scene with the Munin Explorer at 7:30 a.m. and hoisted Karavayev into the helicopter. The aircrew transported him to Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, arriving at 8 a.m. where he was listed in stable condition. |
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