Coast Guard conducts long range medevac of cruise ship passenger

SAN DIEGO – An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuated a 75-year-old woman from the cruise ship Oosterdam, 180 miles south of San Diego late Friday night. The Oosterdam’s crew contacted the Coast Guard requesting a medevac for the woman. A Coast Guard flight surgeon was consulted and determined that an immediate medevac was recommended. Shortly after...