U.S. Coast Guard conducts medical evacuation of fisherman in Federated States of Micronesia [Image 1 of 12]

PACIFIC OCEAN

11.20.2022

Photo by Seaman Paula Betancourt 

U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam

The crew of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) prepare to board the Ocean Galaxy to medically evacuates a 31-year-old Vietnamese fisherman to a higher level of medical care in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, on Nov. 20, 2022. The ship is a 69.4-meter (227-foot) purse seiner flagged out of Nauru. The fisherman reportedly fell 12 feet earlier the same day, sustaining a head and possible spinal injury. He was conscious and talking but lost feeling and motion in his right arm and both legs, exhibiting severe concussion symptoms. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Paula Betancourt)

• Date Taken: 11.20.2022
• Date Posted: 11.28.2022 21:21
• Photo ID: 7531172
• VIRIN: 221120-G-G0020-645
• Resolution: 2000x1501
• Size: 2.52 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN