Special to The News

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 23-year-old mariner from an 800-foot tanker near Galveston on Tuesday.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report from a representative of the vessel Eagle Louisiana of a crewmember who reportedly began exhibiting symptoms of heat exhaustion. Watchstanders notified the duty flight surgeon who recommended the medevac.

An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew on a training mission was diverted to the scene. The mariner was hoisted and transported to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

The mariner was reported to be in stable condition.