The man, who was reportly experiencing severe back pain, low blood pressure and decreased heart rate, was transported to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in stable condition.
U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Houston.
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevac man from a cruise ship approximately 160 nautical miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, Monday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a medevac request at 8:05 p.m. Sunday from the cruise ship Adventure of the Seas stating a 68-year-old man aboard was experiencing severe back pain, low blood pressure and decreased heart rate. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended the medical evacuation.
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew launched to conduct the medevac over the cruise ship off Galveston while a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft crew launched to provide an overflight and relay communications.
The MH-65 Dolphin SRR aircrew rendezvoused with the cruise ship, landed on the ship’s helicopter pad, took aboard the passenger and transferred him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in stable condition.
The aircraft arrived from multiple air stations in preparation for Hurricane Delta, which is expected to make landfall Friday evening.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
“Excellent communication between the cruise ship personnel, the rescue helicopter crew, the aircraft crew and our command center watchstanders ensured proper coordination for the medevac,” said Cmdr. Mike Cortese, search and rescue mission coordinator. “Conducting a medevac far offshore during the night can be complex and demanding, but the aircrews from Air Station Houston and Sector/Air Station Corpus Cristi did a phenomenal job getting this passenger to a higher level of care as quickly as possible.»
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