Coast Guard medevacs ailing cruise ship Norwegian Jewel passenger near Juneau, Alaska

Coast Guard medevacs ailing cruise ship Norwegian Jewel passenger near Juneau, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a passenger from the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel in Skagway, Alaska, Wednesday afternoon. The Sitka helicopter crew picked up the patient from the Skagway airport and transported him to Juneau where he was met by awaiting emergency medical services personnel. Coast Guard 17th District command center watchstanders received...

Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship off NC coast

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 66-year-old man off a cruise ship approximately 60 miles east of Cape Hatteras, N.C., Sunday. A crewmember from the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel called watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads at approximately 4:45 p.m. requesting a medevac for a male passenger who was in need of assistance. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air...

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship Norwegian Jewel

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew medevaced a 47-year-old female off a cruise ship approximately 115 miles northeast of Cape Henry Friday. The captain of the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel contacted Coast Guard watchstanders at approximatly 5 p.m. reporting they had a woman with abdominal pains who was in need of medical attention. The helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station...

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship near Atlantic City, NJ

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 70-year-old woman from a 965-foot cruise ship 50 miles off the coast here, Friday. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia received a call at 7:52 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel reporting the woman was having kidney failure. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic...

Coast Guard medevacs boy with symptoms of appendicitis from cruise ship

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew medevaced a 13-year-old boy off a cruise ship approximately 40 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras Saturday. Coast Guard watchstanders received a call at 8 a.m. from crew aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel reporting they had a teenage boy showing symptoms of acute appendicitis and needing medical attention. The helicopter crew from Coast...

Coast Guard aircrew medevacs 1 near Atlantic City, N.J.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 42-year-old man from a cruise ship 20 miles east of Atlantic City Saturday.