Complete Maritime Profile & Reviews of Barcelona-Knutsen

On January 13, 2018, a 31-year-old crew member aboard the 'Barcelona Knutsen' required urgent medical attention and was successfully medevaced by the U.S. Coast Guard, approximately 13 miles south of Oahu. The emergency unfolded when the vessel's master contacted the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu around 7 p.m. on January 11, reporting that the crew member had sustained facial injuries while performing maintenance on a fire extinguisher. At the time of the initial medevac request, the tanker was located around 575 miles south of the Big Island. After evaluating the situation, the Coast Guard duty flight surgeon recommended a medevac. On January 13 at 8:27 a.m., an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point hoisted the injured crewman aboard and ensured a safe transfer to emergency medical services waiting at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. At the time of the operation, weather conditions included winds reaching 11 mph and seas at 3 feet, highlighting the challenging circumstances faced during the medevac.