Articles Posted in Eye Injury

The U.S. Coast Guard successfully medevaced a 34-year-old crewman from a fishing vessel approximately 40 miles offshore from Oahu on Monday February 20, 2025, following a serious eye injury sustained at sea. The Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu received the initial distress call at 4:30 p.m. Saturday February 18th,…

Watchstanders at U.S. Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay received a distress call from the F/V PIKY on August 4th after a crewmember sustained a serious eye injury and vision loss. The fisherman was reportedly reeling in a tuna when a line slipped, causing a swivel tackle to strike Nathanial Miller,…