Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger near Bahamas

MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES

01.16.2012

Courtesy Story

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

MIAMI — A cruise ship passenger in need of medical attention was medically evacuated by the Coast Guard Monday, Jan. 16, near the Bahamas.

A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., safely hoisted the 75-year-old Canadian citizen and a nurse from the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn and transferred them to medical personnel in Nassau, Bahamas.

• Date Taken: 01.16.2012
• Date Posted: 01.17.2012 08:20
• Story ID: 82464
• Location: MIAMI, FL, US