Video: U.S. Coast Guard District 1
A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod helicopter rescue crew hoists a critically ill man from the cruise ship Silver Muse while 80 miles off Nantucket, Thursday, April 26, 2018. The aircrew then transported the man to Cape Cod Hospital where his care was transferred to awaiting medical personnel. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Cape Cod.
BOSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 76-year-old man from the cruise ship Silver Muse Thursday approximately 80 miles south of Nantucket.
A crewmember aboard the cruise ship contacted Coast Guard watchstanders via satellite phone at about 9:30 a.m. reporting one of their passengers was experiencing symptoms of paralysis and needed further medical treatment.
A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod helicopter crew deployed to assist, arrived on scene at approximately 11:45 a.m. and hoisted the man.
The aircrew then transported the man to Cape Cod Hospital where his care was transferred to awaiting medical personnel.
A crewmember aboard the cruise ship contacted Coast Guard watchstanders via satellite phone at about 9:30 a.m. reporting one of their passengers was experiencing symptoms of paralysis and needed further medical treatment.
A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod helicopter crew deployed to assist, arrived on scene at approximately 11:45 a.m. and hoisted the man.
The aircrew then transported the man to Cape Cod Hospital where his care was transferred to awaiting medical personnel.
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