The U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuated a man from an oil rig in the Santa Barbara Channel on Friday afternoon.
At 10:30 a.m., Coast Guard District 11 watchstanders received a call from the Platform Heritage reporting a crew member experiencing severe chest pains.
Watchstanders coordinated the launch of an Air Station Ventura MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew. The aircrew arrived on scene approximately 35 miles offshore from Santa Barbara…