Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger 80 miles east of Charleston

CHARLESTON, SC, UNITED STATES

07.14.2018

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Clayton 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man Saturday from a cruise ship 80 miles east of Charleston.

Medevaced was Phillip Silverstein, 53.

The cruise ship Adventure of the Sea contacted Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders stating a passenger was suffering from stomach pains and was in need of emergency care.
 
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Savannah launched and arrived at 7:30 p.m., hoisted the passenger and transported him to Medical University South Carolina for further care. 

• Date Taken: 07.14.2018
• Date Posted: 07.15.2018 16:18
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 613576
• VIRIN: 180714-G-BL652-612
• Filename: DOD_105827218
• Length: 00:03:19
• Location: CHARLESTON, SC, US