Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Chase, Petty Officer 2nd Class Maegan Miller, Lt. Jacquelyn Kubicko, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ethan Bray, members of an MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, pose for a photo after conducting the medevac of an ailing man and transporting him to Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2024.
Aircrews from Air Station Barbers Point consecutively medical evacuated two men experiencing health problems aboard the Crown Princess.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point photo.
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrews conducted two consecutive medevac missions for two ailing men from the same cruise ship 50 nautical miles off Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii. Saturday, October 5, 2024.
Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu (JRCC) watchstanders received a phone call at 6 p.m. Friday from personnel aboard the cruise ship Crown Princess, Princess Cruises, requesting two medical evacuations for a 70-year-old man experiencing heart attack-like symptoms and an 86-year-old man experiencing internal bleeding.
Coast Guard watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who inmediately recommended the medevac for both patients.
At 9 a.m. Saturday, an MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point rendezvoused with the cruise ship Crown Princess about 50 nautical miles offshore Cape Kumukahi.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Maegan Miller, a flight mechanic with an MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, helps a patient disembark the helicopter at Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2024.
The Coast Guard conducted two consecutive medevacs of ailing men from a cruise ship approximately 50 miles off Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point photo.
The MH-65E Dolphin SRR Helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the 70-year-old man and transported him to Hilo Medical Center in stable condition.
A second Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew then hoisted the 86-year-old patient with support of the rescue swimmer and, once onboard, transported him to Hilo Medical Center in stable condition.
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