The Coast Guard medevaced a mariner off the 336-foot tanker Kassos about 40 miles south of Galveston on Saturday afternoon. 

The Coast Guard issued a news release that said Coast Guard Station Galveston watchstanders received a call from the captain of the Kassos, who reported a crewmember had suffered a broken leg. Station Galveston notified Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders, who consulted the duty flight surgeon, and a medevac was recommended.

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Houston hoisted the 38-year-old man and transferred him to medical personnel at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he was listed in stable condition.

Weather on scene was reported as 17-mph winds with 5-foot seas