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A helicopter crew of the Air Station Traverse City, Michigan, hoisted a man experiencing chest pains from the "Joyce L. Van Enkevort" in the morning of Sep 3. The symptoms appeared to be that of a heart attack and recommended the man be taken to a hospital as soon as possible. The tug altered course to facilitate the evacuation due to heavy storms in the area and rendezvoused with the Coast Guard helicopter crew once conditions allowed. The helicopter crew hoisted the man from the tug and departed for Sturgeon Bay Airport. Weather conditions diverted the helicopter crew from its original destination but the crew safely arrived at Ephraim-Fish Creek Airport in Ephraim, Wisconsin, where emergency medical crews were waiting.

The U.S. Coast Guard and the crew of the "Joyce L. Van Enkevort" helped the tug "Undaunted" break free from between two ice floes in Lake Michigan. The "Undaunted" was pushing the unloaded barge "Pere Marquette 41" at the time it became stuck about 20 miles west of the Mackinac Bridge. The Coast Guard in Sault Ste. Marie responded to a call about 4:10 a.m. on Jan 1, 2014, and there was concern the tug might run aground. The "Joyce L. VanEnkevort" worked to free the "Undaunted" in the morning. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter "Mackinaw", a 240-foot icebreaker, also was on hand. The "Undaunted" and the barge were escorted to Ludington.