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Commanding Officer of the HMBS Leonard C. Banfield, Lieutenant Coast Guard Shawn Hazelwood (centre); Coxswain, Petty Officer Romario Broomes (right); and Chief Engineer, Petty Officer Devon Edwards. (Picture by Reco Moore.) Social Share
Barbados’ emergency personnel remain at the ready to continue lending assistance to St Vincent and the Grenadines following the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano last Friday.
La Soufriere spewed forth her wrath after remaining dormant for 42 years. Immediately, members of the Barbados Coast Guard from two offshore patrol vessels, the HMBS Leonard C. Banfield and the HMBS Rudyard Lewis, sprang into action as part of the Regional Security Systems Humanitarian Relief, and made a voyage that delivered seven tonnes of supplies to St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Barbados Coast Guard responds to medical distress call
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BCG responds to medical evacuation at sea
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The Barbados Coast Guard medical team provides medical assistance to a member of the Eagle San Juan tanker.
A crew member on the Eagle San Juan crude oil tanker off Barbados had to be rescued and brought ashore for emergency medical treatment.
On Saturday, March 13, the Barbados Defense Force responded to a medical distress request approximately 5.8 nautical miles (nm) off of Barbados.
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The Barbados Coast Guard (BCG), Off-Shore Patrol Vessel (OPV) HMBS Leonard C. Banfield (LCB) conducted a medical-evacuation (MEDEVAC) of a 41-year-old male onboard an oil tanker, the Eagle San Juan.
The Eagle San Juan is a crude oil tanker that was built in 2012 and is sailing under the flag of Singapore.