Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship near Bahamas

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/30/2018 08:12 AM EST

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Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship near Bahamas

The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man with heart attack-like symptoms from the cruise ship Carnival Sunshine Tuesday approximately 46 miles north of the Bahamas. 

Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received a medevac request at approximately 7:20 p.m. Monday. Watchstanders launched an Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew stationed at Great Inagua, Bahamas and embarked the patient and nurse at approximately 12 a.m.  

The man was transferred to Jackson Memorial Hospital at approximately 1 a.m.

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