Navy destroyer Stout aided an injured cargo ship crew member off North Carolina coast, coordinating medical evacuation with Coast Guard after hot fuel oil spill.

Navy destroyer Stout aided an injured cargo ship crew member off the coast of North Carolina, providing medical assistance and coordinating with the Coast Guard to arrange a helicopter for a medical evacuation. The Stout's crew responded to a radio transmission from the cargo vessel Grande Portogallo, which had completed exercise Group Sail. The injured crew member suffered from a hot fuel oil spill.