Coast Guard Medevac Man Aboard Cruise Ship off NC Coast

ELIZABETH CITY, NC, UNITED STATES

05.09.2015

Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

The U.S. Coast Guard medevac an ailing man from a cruise ship Saturday approximately 70 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth received a call from the 965-foot cruise ship Carnival Pride at approximately 3 p.m., requesting a medevac for a 47-year-old passenger experiencing health complications.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, launched at approximately 4 p.m.

The helicopter crew arrived on scene at approximately 4:40 p.m., hoisted the man to the helicopter and took him to Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, North Carolina.

• Date Taken: 05.09.2015
• Date Posted: 05.09.2015 21:33
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 403090
• VIRIN: 150509-G-ZV557-174
• Filename: DOD_102426265
• Length: 00:01:56
• Location: ELIZABETH CITY, NC, US