Christmas Island, Kiribati -- The crewmembers from the fishing vessel Hou Chun 11 wave to the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley after being rescued at sea, Feb. 10, 2010. Coast Guard crews from Hawaii and Alaska came to the aid of the 28-member crew after their vessel caught fire 900 miles southwest of Honolulu, Feb. 8, 2010, U.S. Coast Guard photo
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U.S. Coast Guard crews medically evacuate Hou Chun 11 crewmembers
Christmas Island, Kiribati -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Dianna Pitts, of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, helps a wounded crewmember from the fishing vessel Hou Chun 11 onto the cutter Alex Haley's small boat, Feb. 10 2010. Coast Guard crews from Hawaii and Alaska came to the aid of the 28-member crew after their vessel caught fire 900 miles southwest of Honolulu, Feb. 8, 2010, U.S. Coast Guard photo
HONOLULU – A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew arrived here with two injured crewmembers from the fishing vessel Hou Chun 11 at approximately 10 p.m. Wednesday.
The two injured crewmembers are currently en route to Straub Clinic and Hospital here.
The Air Station Barbers Point crew medically evacuated the injured crewmembers from Christmas Island, Kiribati, at approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday after the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley transported the injured to Christmas Island via small boat. According to the crew of the cutter Alex Haley, the remaining crewmembers were assisted off the cutter into a small outrigger and taken to shore.
Two sister ships of the Hou Chun 11 are en route to the scene of the burned vessel and to Christmas Island to pickup the remaining crewmembers.
Hawaii and Alaska-based Coast Guard crews located the 28-member crew of the disabled fishing vessel early Tuesday morning and provided medical care to injured crewmembers during the transit to Christmas Island. The cutter Alex Haley, homeported in Kodiak, Alaska, arrived on scene at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday and rescued the fishing vessel crew, who had abandoned their ship onto life rafts. The Air Station Barbers Point crew remained on scene to coordinate the position of the life rafts. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy aircrews had remained on scene throughout the night Monday to monitor the position of the life rafts.
The cause of the fire remains unknown, but the Coast Guard will continue monitor the situation.
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Christmas Island, Kiribati -- A crewmember from the fishing vessel Hou Chun 11 celebrates after being rescued by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, Feb. 10, 2010. Coast Guard crews from Hawaii and Alaska came to the aid of the 28-member crew after their vessel caught fire 900 miles southwest of Honolulu, Feb. 8, 2010, U.S. Coast Guard photo
Coast Guard crews have located the 28-member crew of the disabled fishing vessel Hou Chun 11 early Tuesday morning (Feb. 9) and are providing medical care to injured crewmembers.
Corpsmen aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley are treating two Hou Chun 11 crewmembers who are reported to have suffered burns. The Alex Haley will transit to Christmas Island, Kiribati, where the two burn victims are scheduled to be medically evacuated.
The Alex Haley arrived on scene at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew remained on scene after the Alex Haley arrived to coordinate the exact position of the life rafts.
Coast Guard and U.S. Navy aircrews remained on scene throughout the night.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.
Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center watchstanders received the call here Monday at 7:30 a.m. about a fire aboard the fishing vessel Hou Chun 11 and launched a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules at 10 a.m. to the vessel’s location 900 miles southwest of Honolulu.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, homeported in Kodiak, Alaska, and a U.S. Navy P-3 aircrew also responded to the call.
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