Coast Guard aircrews medevac cruise ship passengers during two separate cases near Cordova, Alaska

KODIAK, AK, UNITED STATES

08.31.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn 

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew transport a cruise ship passenger from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to an awaiting Airlift Northwest Commercial Medevac crew in Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2019.

The 80-year-old man, reportedly experiencing stroke symptoms, was aboard the cruise ship Westerdam, 160 nautical miles southeast of Cordova, when District 17 command center personnel received the request for a medevac.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Seth Craven.

• Date Taken: 08.31.2019
• Date Posted: 08.31.2019 19:22
• Photo ID: 5714381
• VIRIN: 190831-G-G0217-445
• Resolution: 1354x846
• Size: 196.25 KB
• Location: KODIAK, AK, US