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HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing cruise ship passenger 92 miles offshore Kauai Tuesday.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point hoisted a 61-year-old woman experiencing septic shock and brought her safely to Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu.
Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received a phone call at 8:40 p.m. Sunday from the master of the Pacific World, a Japan-based cruise ship, requesting a medevac for a passenger aboard the 857-foot vessel, which was 886 miles west of Oahu.
After conferring with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac, watchstanders established regular communications with the vessel’s crew to monitor the patient's status as the Pacific World proceeded toward Oahu.
The woman was reportedly in stable condition.
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