Coast Guard-Fort Morgan Firefighters Respond to Medical Emergency
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
June 20, 2025
FORT MORGAN Ala. Calls for help came across the VHF marine radio asking for anyone to respond around 5:50 p.m. Thursday night, June 19, 2025.
The vessel, which was more than ten miles out of the Fort Morgan area reached the U.S. Coast Guard and explained that a large wave crashed into their 16-foot vessel and that one person on board was injured and possibly having a heart attack.
USCG Sector Mobile notified the vessel’s captain to head into the Fort Morgan Marina as they launched a response vessel to their location while the Coast Guard also notified the Fort Morgan Fire Department, Medstar, and additional resources to respond.
The Coast Guard was able to intercept the vessel with the injured person aboard and assist the male patient.
USCG reported that when the wave hit the smaller boat the person fell and hit his head hard, slicing it open.
The vessel was brought into the Fort Morgan marina where medical personnel treated the person.
No serious injuries were reported.
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