Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship south of Nantucket
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/22/2018 11:21 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Northeast |
Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship south of Nantucket
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BOSTON — A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod aircrew medevaced a 78-year-old man Saturday from the cruise ship Norwegian Escape after he suffered a possible stroke 40 nautical miles south of Nantucket.
The crew of the Escape notified Coast Guard watchstanders of the man’s condition at approximately 5 p.m.
An Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene and hoisted the man and a nurse from the ship at approximately 7:30 p.m. and transported them to Rhode Island Hospital.
He was reported to be stable at the time of the transfer.
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