The U.S. Coast Guard  medevaced two passengers on separate occasions from a Carnival cruise ship on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 according to a Coast Guard website.

The first medevac from the Carnival Pride ship involved a 46 year-old passenger who the shipboard medical team suspected had suffered a stroke on Monday night. Bad weather conditions apparently delayed the woman from being medevaced from the cruise ship until the following morning when the cruise ship was approximately from the cruise ship was 15 miles east of Charleston. The Coast Guard station in Charleston had received notification at around 6:27 p.m. Monday and launched a  MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter from Savannah at 7 a.m. due to low visibility from heavy fog Monday night. The woman and a nurse were hoisted and taken to Roper St. Francis Hospital at 8:13 a.m.

Approximately four hours later, the Carnival ship contacted the Coast Guard and requested a second medevac involving a 64 year-old woman who was reportedly suffering from severe stomach pains. The Pride was 35 miles east of Savannahat this time.

The Carnival cruise ship contacted the Coast Guard station in Charleston for the need for a second passenger rescue at around 11:30 a.m. and the Coast Guard launched a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Savannah around 11:45 a.m. The woman and a nurse were hoisted and taken to Memorial University Medical Center at around 1:49 p.m.

The Coast Guard noted that both woman are reportedly in stable condition.

Medevacs by the U.S. Coast Guard are paid for U.S. taxpayers; there are no expenses directly to the cruise line or cruise passenger or, in cases involving crew members, to the cruise ship employees if they require emergency evacuation from the ship.

Video credit: Defense Imagery Video Distribution System (DVIDS): Top and bottom – by Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Clayton U.S. Coast Guard District 7.

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