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Coast Guard medevac man from the Carnival Glory 86 nm offshore

Coast Guard medevac man from the Carnival Glory 86 nm offshore
Archive image: Cmdr. Keith Blair, Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans commanding officer, and Lt. Travis Rhea, MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot, conduct a post flight check after an overflight in a Jayhawk helicopter in New Orleans, May 2, 2022.
The aircrew flew the MH-60 around the city of New Orleans as part of its first flight as an Air Station New Orleans asset.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves.

NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 62-year-old man Monday from the Carnival Glory cruise ship, approximately 86 nautical miles southeast of Southwest Pass, Louisiana.

The Watchstanders from U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call stating a passenger aboard the Carnival Glory cruise ship was experiencing medical issues that needed higher medical care.

The Coast Guard watchstanders directed the launch of a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to perform the medical evacuation.

The MH-60T Jayhawk MRR helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, safely hoisted the patient, his wife and a shipboard nurse, and took them to University Medical Center New Orleans.

A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac a 62-year-old man Monday from the Carnival Glory cruise ship approximately 86 nautical miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana.
The helicopter crew arrived on scene, safely hoisted the patient, his wife and a shipboard nurse, and took them to University Medical Center New Orleans in stable condition.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans video.
U.S. Coast Guard Heartland
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Department of Homeland Security

The cruise ship passenger was last reported in stable condition.

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