Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger near Cordova, Alaska

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn | 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.  

KODIAK, AK, UNITED STATES

09.07.2019

Courtesy Story

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

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.

• Date Taken: 09.07.2019
• Date Posted: 09.09.2019 12:14
• Story ID: 338975
• Location: KODIAK, AK, US
• Hometown: CORDOVA, AK, US