Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger just off San Juan

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger just off San Juan
Station San Juan 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium file photo photo by Ricardo Castrodad SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —Coast Guard Station San Juan medevaced a cruise ship passenger from the MS Rotterdam cruise ship Monday morning, just off San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico. Medevaced is an 84-year-old man, U.S. citizen, who was experiencing an acute pulmonary condition and required a higher level of care ashore. Coast...

Coast Guard medevacs passenger from cruise ship near Puerto Rico

Coast Guard medevacs passenger from cruise ship near Puerto Rico
The aircrew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter hoists a 78-year-old man, U.S. citizen, from the MS Rotterdam cruise ship during a medical evacuation Nov. 13, 2022, approximately nine nautical miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard conducted the medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of a cruise ship passenger from the MS Rotterdam cruise...

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship 60 miles off Virginia Beach

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship 60 miles off Virginia Beach
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 63-year-old woman Wednesday from a cruise ship about 60 miles east of Virginia Beach. Watchstanders in the Coast Guard 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth received a call from the 778-foot, Holland America Line MS Rotterdam at about 7:23 a.m., stating a woman was reportedly suffering stroke-like symptoms. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched...