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Two elderly passengers medevaced on one day
The US Coast Guard conducted consecutive medevacs of two ailing men from the 'Crown Princess' 50 nautical miles off Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii, on Oct 5,. Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received a phone call on Oct 4 at 6 p.m. from the cruise ship, requesting medevacs for a 70-year-old man experiencing heart attack-like symptoms and an 86-year-old man experiencing internal bleeding. The watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac for both patients. On Oct 5 at 9 a.m., an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point rendezvoused with the 'Crown Princess' about 50 miles off Cape Kumukahi. The helicopter hoisted the 70-year-old man and transported him to Hilo Medical Center in stable condition. A second Coast Guard helicopter then hoisted the 86-year-old patient and transported him to Hilo Medical Center in stable condition. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3927598/coast-guard-medevacs-2-ailing-men-from-cruise-ship-50-miles-off-cape-kumukahi-h/
Medevac off Monterey Bay
The US Coast Guard medically evacuated a 76-year-old man from the 'Crown Princess' approximately 74 miles southwest of Monterey Bay on Feb 6, 2024. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders were contacted by the cruise ship, requesting a medevac for a man requiring medical assistance. An Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew was launched. Once on scene, the Dolphin aircrew hoisted the man and transported him back to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Monterey Airport. The man was transported to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, and was last reported to be in stable condition.
Passenger medevaced in critical condition
The US Coast Guard medevaed a 72-year-old man from the 'Crown Princess' approximately 90 miles off the San Diego coast on Dec 6, 2022, which had contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders after the man was experiencing stroke-like symptoms. A Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched to Crown Princess’s location. The helicopter hoisted the man, his spouse and the cruise ship’s nurse and transported them to Scripps La Jolla Medical Center. The patient was in critical condition when he was transferred to emergency medical services.
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