wrote:

Here's an item from the daily USCG press release that inspires some
careful reflection:



Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District


Press Release Date: January 3, 2006
Contact: PA3 Jeff Pollinger
(206) 220-7237

COAST GUARD MEDEVACS 39-YEAR-OLD MAN NEAR PORT ANGELES, WASH.


SEATTLE - A 39-year-old man suffering from chest pains was medevaced
from a 600-foot vessel this morning 30 miles off the coast of Port
Angeles, Wash.

At 9 a.m., Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., received
a call from the master of the container ship Hyundai Duke requesting
medical assistance for a 39-year-old crewmember.

An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles
was launched to medevac the man at 9:30 a.m.

The helicopter lowered a rescue swimmer to the vessel and the man was
then safely hoisted into the helicopter. The crewmember was then flown
to Air Station Port Angeles where an awaiting ambulance transported him
to Olympic Memorial Hospital in Port Angeles for further medical
treatment.

A high resolution photo of the rescue is available at the following
link:

https://www.piersystem.com/clients/u...0.439320705557



Interesting place for an "Emergency Exit" sticker in that photo.

Dan