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Alaska Maritime Physicians Partners with DrChronos

Imagine being out at sea when suddenly your crewmember begins feeling weak and complains of a faint pain in his chest. When someone falls ill or is injured at sea, time, information, and support are crucial. This is a situation that requires “Telemedicine.” Telemedicine is the term we use to…

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Crewmember Suffers Compound Fracture Aboard F/V Kari Marie

A forward-deployed U.S. Coast Guard Air Station helicopter crew was called to medevac a crewmember on Monday after he suffered a compound fracture while aboard the F/V KARI MARIE. The fishing boat was located approximately 200 miles north of St. Paul, Alaska when the incident occurred. Watchstanders at District 17…

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Yacht Attessa IV Involved in Fatal Collision with Fishing Vessel

A yacht and a sport-fishing vessel collided on Friday night about nine miles off the coast of Imperial Beach, California near the U.S. and Mexico border. Several people were injured, and one man has died from injuries sustained in the collision. According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office,…

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Murder on Fishing Vessel, Crewmember in Custody

Photo by Marc Piché courtesy of Shipspotter.com One crewmember is dead, a second wounded, and a third has been arrested after a brutal attack aboard the F/V CAPT BILLY HAVER, an 82-foot fishing trawler based in Virginia. 27-year-old Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez was arrested and charged with one count of…

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Maritime Head and Brain Injuries

The 2018 fishing season has seen many head and brain injuries. Being injured while working at sea can be disastrous to one’s career, but head and brain injuries can also be debilitating. Jones Act Law protects seamen, fishermen, tugboat workers, and crewmembers who have been injured while working at sea.…

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F/V Devotion Crewmember Suffers Head Injury

A crewmember aboard the F/V DEVOTION sustained a head injury on Saturday, August 4th approximately 34 miles southwest of Cordova, Alaska.  It was reported that following the injury,  the 51-year-old fell and required immediate medical attention. Watchstanders received a relay call from the charter vessel Dan Ryan requesting assistance in…

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Crewmember Suffers Severe Hand Injury Aboard F/V PACIFIC HARVESTER

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an 18-year old crewmember on Thursday, July 26th after he suffered a severe hand injury aboard the F/V PACIFIC HARVESTER. The vessel was located in Prince William Sound, Alaska at the time of the incident. The F/V PACIFIC HARVESTER master called watchstanders at Coast Guard…

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F/V Myrna Lynn Crewmember Medevaced Near Grays Harbor

An injured fisherman was medevaced to Grays Harbor in Westport on Monday, June 18th after sustaining a severe hand injury while working aboard F/V Myrna Lynn. Watchstanders at Sector Columbia River received a call at 8:15a.m. that a 50-year-old fisherman had sustained a hand injury and was in immediate need…

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