Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/13/2017 09:49 AM EST

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News Release  

Feb. 13, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: (504) 671-2020
After Hours: (618) 225-9008

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 71-year-old woman from the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn approximately 30 nautical miles north of Venice, Louisiana, Sunday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 7 p.m. Sunday of a passenger suffering a shoulder injury.

Watchstanders directed the launch of a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Venice.

The crew arrived on scene at 8:25 p.m. and transported the patient and the patient’s husband to Station Venice where they were met by local emergency medical services.

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