VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger near Cordova, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/09/2019 12:24 PM EDT

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September 7, 2019
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District PA Detachment Kodiak
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Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger near Cordova, Alaska

 

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew medically evacuate a cruise ship passenger near Cordova, Sept. 7, 2019. The 72-year-old male passenger was reportedly experiencing chest pains while aboard the cruise ship Noordam. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew medically evacuate a cruise ship passenger near Cordova, Sept. 7, 2019.

The 72-year-old male passenger was reportedly experiencing chest pains while aboard the cruise ship Noordam.

U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.

 

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KODIAK, Alaska -- A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward deployed to Cordova, medically evacuated a cruise ship passenger near Cordova, Saturday.

The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew safely hoisted and transported the patient to commercial services for further high medical care.

District 17 Command Center personnel received a medevac request from the cruise ship Noordam for a passenger who was reportedly experiencing chest pains.

The 72-year-old male passenger and the ship’s nurse were hoisted and taken to Cordova for a wing-to-wing transfer with a Guardian Flight team.

The cruise ship was approximately 125 nautical miles southeast of Cordova at the time of the request.

 

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