Coast Guard medevacs 33-year-old man from cruise ship 230 miles southwest of San Diego (video available)
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/03/2017 07:44 PM EST
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December 3, 2017 |
Coast Guard medevacs 33-year-old man from cruise ship
230 miles southwest of San Diego (video available)
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SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard medevaced a 33-year-old man approximately 230 miles southwest of San Diego, Sunday.
At approximately 9:45 a.m., the crew of the cruise ship Oosterdam contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego's Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders to report a crewmember was experiencing symptoms of appendicitis.
A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was launched to medevac the man.
Due to the distance from shore, a Coast Guard C-27J Spartan aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento was also diverted to assist.
At approximately 12:30 p.m., the Jayhawk crew arrived on scene, hoisted the crewmember and took him to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla.
His condition is unknown.
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