The Coast Guard airlifted a female passenger from a cruise ship off the Virginia coast earlier this month. Watchkeepers took the call at 8:50 a.m. for a 59-year-old woman requiring immediate medical attention for an undisclosed condition. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and rescue crew along with a C130 rescue team were deployed from Air Station Elizabeth City, NC, to the "Explorer of the Seas" which was located 230 miles out in the Atlantic.The woman and a nurse were transported to a Norfolk hospital. Her condition was unknown.
Source: Fox 43 TV
Category: Cruise Ship Injuries
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