45-foot Response Boat – Medium (U.S. Coast Guard File photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew S. Masaschi)
Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center watchstanders received a call at 10:20 p.m. from the crew of the cruise ship Carnival Sunshine stating a passenger was in need of a higher level of medical care.
A Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral 45-foot Response Boat – Medium (RBM) crew launched at 11:07 p.m. with EMS on board.
The RBM crew arrived with the Carnival Sunshine at 12:07 a.m., embarked the passenger and nurse and transported them to Jetty Park where EMS were waiting.
The passenger was taken to Health First Cape Canaveral Hospital for further medical treatment.
