Coast Guard medevacs passenger from cruise ship near Venice, La

Coast Guard medevacs passenger from cruise ship near Venice, La
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat—Medium file photo. NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a 64 year-old-female passenger Sunday from a cruise ship on the Mississippi River near Venice, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at 8:55 p.m. from the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway requesting a medevac for a passenger who was reportedly in critical condition and...

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship in Gulf of Mexico

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship in Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a woman from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 230 nautical miles off shore Southwest Pass, Louisiana, Saturday. Watchstanders at the Eighth Coast Guard District command center received a report from the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway at 9:15 a.m. of a 64-year-old female...

Coast Guard coordinates medevac from cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway

Coast Guard coordinates medevac from cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard coordinated the medical evacuation of a man suffering from chest pains from a cruise ship  in New York Harbor, Saturday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York command center received notification at approximately 2:30 p.m., stating a 76-year-old man needed medical attention aboard the 1068-foot Bahamian-flagged cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway. Due to...

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway passenger near Chesapeake Bay entrance

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway passenger near Chesapeake Bay entrance
MH-60 Jayhawk landing at Norfolk Sentara General Hospital file photo PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 76-year-old man who suffered a stroke and possible internal bleeding aboard a cruise ship approximately 75-miles southeast of the Chesapeake Bay, Saturday. The captain aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway, used a satellite phone to contact watchstanders at the Fifth District...

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway off NC

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway off NC
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and C-130 Hercules aircraft file photo WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 62-year-old woman suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding off of a cruise ship approximately 126 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, Wednesday. A crewmember, aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway, used a satellite phone to contact watchstanders at the...

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger off Atlantic City, NJ

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger off Atlantic City, NJ
USCG MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo. PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard medevaced a passenger off the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway, about 13-miles off Atlantic City, Sunday. Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay were contacted by the cruise ship crew stating a passenger was ill and needed medical care at 7 p.m. A rescue crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City launched an...

Coast Guard medevacs teen from cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway 303 miles off Ocean City, MD

Coast Guard medevacs teen from cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway 303 miles off Ocean City, MD
USCG File Photo PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 14-year-old from a cruise ship 430 miles east of Ocean City, Maryland this morning. Watchstanders in the 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth were notified by the captain of the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway that a young man was suffering appendicitis-like symptoms aboard. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and an HC-130J aircraft...

Coast Guard tows disabled vessel from 110 miles East of Cape May

Coast Guard tows disabled vessel from 110 miles East of Cape May
Coast Guard Cutter Ibis file photo PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard towed a disabled sailing vessel with two people aboard to the Cape May Harbor today. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders were notified by the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway at about 4 a.m. Monday that the 50-foot sailing vessel Blue Nomad had become disabled about 110 miles east of Cape May. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter...

Coast Guard medevacs 2 from cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway 240 miles off NC coast

Coast Guard medevacs 2 from cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway 240 miles off NC coast
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced two passengers Saturday from a cruise ship approximately 240 miles off the North Carolina coast. Watchstanders in the 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth received a call at about 8:30 a.m. from the Norwegian Breakaway reporting a 28-year-old female passenger was suffering abdominal pain approximately 350 miles east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The...