martes, 22 de enero de 2019

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship off NC

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, medevacs a woman from a cruise ship 50 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Jan. 21, 2018. The 40-year-old woman was reportedly suffering from abdominal pains and was transferred to Carteret Health Care in Morehead City.
(U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Elizabeth City)

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a woman from the cruise ship Carnival Pride approximately 50 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Monday.

Crewmembers on the Carnival Pride contacted watchstanders at the Sector North Carolina command center and notified them that the 40-year-old woman was having abdominal pains and needed to be medevaced.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City launched to assist. Once on scene, the aircrew hoisted the woman up, accompanied by her spouse and a nurse. The woman was transported to Carteret Health Care in Morehead City.

“We would like to commend the ship’s crew for their quick communication,” said Ensign Magen Bloch, watchstander at Sector North Carolina. “Due to their actions, we were able to get this woman the care she needed.”

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