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Medevac off Admiralty Inlet

The US Coast Guard hoisted an injured man from the HMSC 'Nanaimo' which transiting in the northern section of Admiralty Inlet, on Nov 15, 2019. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound command center in Seattle were notified at 10:30 a.m. that an man aboard the 1Royal Canadian Navy Ship H had sustained a head injury after suffering a fall. The crew of the 'Nanaimo' reported that the man had a laceration on his head and showed signs of a concussion. The command center diverted a Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducting training exercises nearby the location of the HMCS Nanaimo. The aircrew arrived on scene at 12 p.m. and deployed their rescue swimmer onto the forward deck of the vessel. The aircrew, with the help of the Canadian crew members, put the injured man into a basket and hoisted him into the helicopter. The aircraft transported the man to Harbor View Medical Hospital at 12:20 p.m., where he was then transferred by ambulance to Virginia Mason Hospital to receive medical care. The 'Nanaimo' continued its transit without further incident.