Coast Guard Rescues Injured Crewman from Fishing Vessel Off Oahu

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 18^th, 2025, from the F/V CAPT DAVIS, which was then located about 350 miles southwest of Oahu. U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders consulted with a duty flight surgeon, who determined that the injured crewman required urgent medical evacuation.

Early Monday morning, at 6 a.m., rescue teams from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, including an HC-130 Hercules airplane and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, rendezvoused with the fishing vessel roughly 40 miles southwest of Kapolei, Hawaii. The helicopter crew successfully hoisted the injured man aboard and transported him to Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu for treatment.

The Coast Guard’s swift response highlights its commitment to ensuring the safety of mariners in the Pacific.

Due to the nature of work at sea, fishermen and other maritime workers are at high risk for eye injuries, which can be devastating. The lawyers at Stacey and Jacobsen, PLLC understand how eye injuries happen and how they can be avoided. They have extensive experience recovering compensation for those whose eyesight has been damaged or lost while working on fishing boats or other vessels at sea. Injured fishermen are entitled to compensation for their injuries, pain and suffering, lost current and future earnings, maintenance and cure, and are entitled to choose their own health care providers. If you have been injured while working at sea, please contact Stacey and Jacobsen, PLLC today for a free consultation and explanation of your rights.