Coast Guard aircrew medevacs cruise ship passenger near Prince of Wales Island

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Coast Guard aircrew medevacs cruise ship passenger near Prince of Wales Island

KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a cruise ship passenger 30 miles west of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Wednesday. An Air Station Sitka aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene at 11:16 p.m., hoisted the 56-year-old woman, and transported her to awaiting emergency medical services personnel in Sitka. Coast Guard watchstanders in Juneau received the initial medevac request […]

Coast Guard Medevacs Cruise Ship Crewmember near Glacier Bay

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  KODIAK, Alaska — An Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 23-year-old man, who was suffering from appendicitis-like symptoms, from the 950-foot cruise ship Crown Princess 95 miles west of Juneau, Thursday. The Jayhawk crew safely hoisted the man and transported him to Juneau where he was transferred to commercial emergency medical services […]