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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Office: 504-671-2020 After Hours: 504-330-3087 Eighth District online newsroom

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from cruise ship 80 miles off Grand Isle, Louisiana

   

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NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember Monday from a cruise ship 80 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 1:02 p.m. from Coast Guard Sector Houston Galveston of a cruise ship, Liberty of The Seas, stating a 62-year-old male crewmember was experiencing stroke-like symptoms. The cruise ship was en route to Houston, Texas, but was diverted to New Orleans due to the incoming Tropical Storm Nicholas. 

Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac. A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched to the scene. The aircrew arrived on the scene, hoisted the crewmember, and transported him to University Medical Center New Orleans in reportedly stable condition.

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