Coast Guard medically evacuates U.S. passenger from Celebrity Apex cruise ship near Puerto Rico

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/03/2024 12:15 PM EST

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Coast Guard medically evacuates U.S. passenger from Celebrity Apex cruise ship near Puerto Rico
12/03/2024 11:53 AM EST

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medical evacuation of a Celebrity Apex cruise ship passenger in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 140 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Monday. The patient was a 64-year-old woman, U.S. citizen, experiencing an abdominal medical emergency which required a higher level of medical care ashore.

 

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