Complete Maritime Profile & Reviews of Stolt-Flamenco

On February 2, 2013, a dramatic medical evacuation took place in the Gulf of Mexico when a Filipino crewmember suffered serious injuries aboard the tanker 'Stolt Flamenco'. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m., approximately 50 miles southeast of the Texas-Mexico border. The vessel's crew urgently contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi after the man was hit by a crane while working on deck, leading to loss of feeling in his lower body. In response to the emergency, the Coast Guard quickly launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and an HU-25 Falcon jet to ensure effective communication during the rescue. The helicopter crew successfully hoisted the injured crewmember aboard and transported him to Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport, where he arrived at 6:50 p.m. Awaiting emergency medical services were on hand to transfer the man to Brownsville Valley Baptist Hospital for further treatment. For more details, including video coverage, you can visit the Coast Guard's news site: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1697047/Coast-Guard-helicopter-crew-medevacs-man-from-tanker-in-Gulf-of-Mexico