Two Air Station New Orleans MH-60T aircrews took to the skies to fly over New Orleans and conduct emergency landing and hoist training.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Wisdom
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew medevac a 53-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 230 nautical miles south of New Orleans, Louisiana. Sunday, June 25, 2023.
Coast Guard 8th District watchstanders received a call at approximately 3:30 p.m. from the crew of the cruise ship Voyager of the Seas requesting a medevac for a passenger aboard experiencing severe loss of blood.
Watchstanders diverted a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60T Jayhawk MRR helicopter aircrew and an Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew to assist.
The MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the passenger and cruise ship nurse, and transferred them to emergency medical services (EMS) personnel awaiting at University Medical Center New Orleans.
The passenger was last reported to be in fair condition.
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The helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, hoisted the passenger and cruise ship nurse, and transferred them to University Medical Center New Orleans.
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