Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship 45 miles from Sitka, Alaska

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship 45 miles from Sitka, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photo KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevaced a woman Wednesday from a cruise ship in Chatham Strait, near Sitka. The aircrew retrieved the woman at approximately 10 a.m. and transferred her to Sitka, for further transport to a higher level of care. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau Command...

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger in Hoonah

Coast Guard File PhotoJUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter safely medevaced a 59-year-old woman from Hoonah to Juneau after she was transported from the 965-foot cruise ship Celebrity Millennium to the Hoonah airport at 11:56 p.m. Sunday. Personnel at the 17th Coast Guard District command center in Juneau received a call from the medical...

Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship passenger

Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Henry G. DunphySAN DIEGO – Coast Guard crews from San Diego and Sacramento are searching for a woman who was reported missing from a cruise ship that docked in San Diego Tuesday morning. The 65-year-old woman was last seen aboard the cruise ship Celebrity Millennium Monday night, which was transiting from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to San Diego. The Coast Guard received...