Coast Guard medevacs man with stroke symptoms from cruise off Oahu
U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO BY PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS JOEL GUZMAN/RELEASED
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew refuels at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, in January 2016. The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man experiencing stroke symptoms from a cruise ship 50 miles off of Oahu early Tuesday morning.
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man experiencing stroke symptoms from a cruise ship 50 miles off of Oahu early Tuesday morning.
Honolulu watchstanders received a notification at 10 a.m. Monday from the senior doctor aboard the Zaandam, a Holland America Line cruise ship, requesting the medevac, due to a 32-year-old man experiencing symptoms of a stroke.
At the time, the ship was about 330 miles northeast of Oahu. The duty flight surgeon recommended a medevac.
The USCG launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point, which met with the Zaandam at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, the Zaandam was about 50 miles east of Kaneohe.
The helicopter crew hoisted the ailing man and a nurse aboard and transported them to The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. The patient is reported to be in stable condition.
