HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac a 93-year-old woman from a cruise ship 90 nautical miles offshore Galveston, Texas. Sunday, April 9, 2023.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request at 10:18 p.m. Saturday from a crew member of the cruise ship Carnival Vista stating a 93-year-old female passenger was experiencing symptoms of respiratory failure, pneumonia, and septic shock.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended the medical evacuation.
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched to conduct the medevac.
The helicopter crew hoisted the woman and a nurse and transported them to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
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The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the passenger and a nurse from the cruise ship, and headed to land to transport and transfer them to emergency medical services (EMS) personnel awaiting at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in stable condition.
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