Offshore Nome, Foreign National Medevac’d Through Collaboration of Three U.S. Agencies
![A small boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley medevacs a man suffering a broken arm from the Chinese research vessel Xue Long, 15 nautical miles from Nome, Alaska, Sept. 23, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Coast-Guard-Medevac-1200x800.jpg)
According to the Coast Guard, the Xue Long, a Chinese research boat, reported that a crew member had broken his arm. Chief Petty Officer Shawn Eggert says medevacs involving foreign nationals require cooperation between the U.S. State Department, Coast Guard, and Customs and Border Protection.