Video Release: Coast Guard medevacs 71-year-old cruise ship passenger off NJ coast

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/28/2018 10:41 AM EDT

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April 28, 2018
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Coast Guard medevacs 71-year-old cruise ship passenger off NJ coast

A Coast Guard aircrew medevacs an ailing man from a cruise ship about 51 miles east of Ocean City, New Jersey, Friday, April 27, 2018. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched from Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, hoisted the 71-year-old man and brought him to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Atlantic City/Released)

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 71-year-old man suffering from possible kidney failure aboard a cruise ship approximately 51 miles east of Ocean City, New Jersey, Friday evening.

The captain aboard the cruise ship Anthem of the Seas contacted watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center in Portsmouth at 6:20 p.m. to request a medical evacuation.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, launched to assist the ailing man. The helicopter aircrew hoisted the man aboard and brought him to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City.

“It is imperative to alert the Coast Guard to these emergencies as soon as possible,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Reaves, operations unit controller at the command center.  “In this case, the timely notification allowed our crews to reach the man and deliver him to higher medical care quickly and efficiently.”

 

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