VIDEO COURTESY OF US COAST GUARD DISTRICT 14 HAWAII PACIFIC The U.S. Coast Guard helped a woman suffering a medical emergency from a cruise ship off the coast of Oahu on Tuesday.
Watchstanders at the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received a call Monday evening from staff of the Grand Princess, a Princess Cruises ship, requesting medical attention for a 29-year-old woman with symptoms of appendicitis.
The ship was approximately 570 miles northeast of Kauai at the time. The flight surgeon on duty recommended a medevac.
USCG at 6:17 p.m. Tuesday deployed an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, which reached the Grand Princess about 70 miles east of Kaneohe.
The woman was lifted into the helicopter and transported to Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, where she is reportedly in stable condition.
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