Athina-M

The US Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from the 'Athina M' off Galveston, Texas, on March 14, 2022. Coast Guard District Eight command center watchstanders received a medevac request at 1:01 p.m. on March 13 from the tanker, stating a 26-year-old crew member had sustained a serious finger injury. Due to the vessel’s position 200 miles offshore and the patient’s stable condition, the duty flight surgeon recommended medevacing the crew member in the morning once the vessel was closer to shore. At 8:18 a.m. an Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched to conduct the medevac. The Dolphin crew rendezvoused with the 'Athina M' in the Galveston Fairway anchorage, hoisted the injured crew member and transferred him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in stable condition.

The master of the "Athina M" suffered serious injuries while the ship was berthed at an oil jetty in Wilhelmshaven. When a Gangway was shifted by a crane due to the changing Tide at 3.32 p.m., the master was clamped by yet unknown reasons while the gangway was swivelled. He was treated by an emergency doctor on scene before being taken to hospital. The tanker left Wilhelmshaven again on Sep 14 bound to Rotterdam.