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The US Coast Guard medevaced a man from the 'Artic Flounder' approximately 400 miles off the coast of Virginia in the evening of May 8, 2020. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center were notified by the tanker that a chief officer aboard had shown symptoms of a possible stroke. Aircrews aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina launched to assist. Due to the extensive distance, the Coast Guard Fifth District coordinated with U.S. Fleet Forces Command to have the helicopter land on the USS 'Arleigh Burke' to refuel before conducting the medevac. Once refueled, the aircrews met the Arctic Flounder and hoisted the man onto the helicopter. They transported him to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Report with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-assisted-by-navy-medevacs-man-400-miles-off-virginia-coast/2020/05/09/