Coast Guard rescuers airlift injured worker from barge.Byline: The Register-Guard COOS BAY Coos Bay (k  s), city (1990 pop. 15,076), Coos co., SW Oreg., a port of entry on Coos Bay; founded 1854 as Marshfield, inc. 1874, renamed 1944. - A U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter swooped down on a
barge just off the Coos Bay boardwalk Wednesday afternoon and airlifted
an injured deck hand deck handn. A member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor. deck hand n → matelot m deck hand deck n → to safety. William Pomponio, 60, of Canada fractured his ankle in a fall while working aboard the Ocean Oregon, a U.S.-flagged barge. The Coast Guard was called when it was determined that a helicopter would be the safest way to remove Pomponio from the boat. The helicopter landed aboard the barge, and a Coast Guard rescue swimmer ] produced by Tam Communications, working in association with the Discovery Channel. Along with covering the history and the demanding training rescue swimmers must complete, the specials also feature dramatic on-scene footage of several heroic rescues. helped paramedics prepare Pomponio for his flight. After a five-minute flight back to the Coast Guard's North Bend North Bend is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Pomponio was at the hospital Wednesday night in good condition, a nursing supervisor said. |
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