The US Coast Guard (USCG) recently announced that it evacuated a crew member from a motor vessel about 15 miles off the coast of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the motorboat Solitaire that a crew member was experiencing seizure-like symptoms, the USCG said in a statement posted on its website.
Watchmen were said to have coordinated the launch of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to assist. The helicopter crew arrived at the scene, lifted the crew member and transported him to the University of New Orleans Medical Center, according to the USCG, which said it was last reported that the crew member was in stable condition.
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Solitaire is one of the largest pipe-laying vessels in the world and has set new standards in the pipe-laying industry, Allseas, the vessel’s operator, said on its website.
“The vessel has been operational since 1998 and since then has steadily improved its performance,” states a dedicated page on the company’s Solitaire site.
“Based on the same principles as Lorelay, her long length and shipshape ensure excellent workability, and a pipe carrying capacity of 22,000 t makes her less dependent on offshore pipe supplies in hostile areas. Precise maneuvers in full dynamic positioning allow the vessel to work safely in congested areas,” the page adds.
According to the Allseas site, Solitaire has laid numerous deepwater pipelines and in 2007 set the world record for ultra-deepwater pipelines, laying pipes at a depth of 9,100 feet.
Atlantis platform
On March 18, the USCG announced it evacuated a 28-year-old man from BP’s Atlantis platform, approximately 130 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchdogs received a call at approximately 5:40 p.m. from a medic aboard the Atlantis requesting assistance in evacuating a crew member aboard the platform with an injury in the eye, the USCG said in a statement posted on its site.
The watchdogs were said to have coordinated the launches by an HC-144 Ocean Sentry mobile aircrew from the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center and a helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Nova Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk to assist.
The Jayhawk crew arrived on scene, landed on the pad, loaded the man aboard the helicopter and transported him to waiting emergency medical services personnel at University Medical Center in Nova Orleans, the USCG said.
The man was last reported to be in stable condition, according to the USCG.
When Rigzone contacted BP for comment on the incident, a company spokesman said a BP contractor was medically evacuated from the Atlantis production platform on March 17 “due to a non-occupational injury in the eye”.
“BP contacted the US Coast Guard to evacuate the painting contractor who was transported to a hospital in New Orleans in stable condition,” the BP spokesperson added.
Medevac platform
On March 13, the USCG announced it evacuated a 37-year-old man from a rig approximately 40 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
“Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received a call at approximately 7 a.m. from the crew of Acadian Air Med requesting assistance in evacuating a crew member aboard a rig that appeared to be in difficulty to breathe,” the USCG said in a statement the organization posted on its site.
“New Orleans Sector Watchmen coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist. The crew arrived on scene, landed at platform, put the man aboard the helicopter and transported him to emergency medical services personnel at University Medical Center,” the USCG added.
The man was last reported to be in stable condition, the USCG said in the statement.
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