The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an ill passenger from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship on Friday.

The Anthem of the Seas was approximately 50 miles east of Ocean City, New Jersey, on Friday, April 27, 2018 when the medevac occurred. According to NJ.com, the captain of the Anthem requested a medical evacuation around 6:20 p.m. for a passenger who was suffering from kidney failure. The Coast Guard station in Atlantic City, New Jersey deployed a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter which hoisted the 71-year-old man and brought him to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City.

The medical evacuation was one of three Coast Guard medevacs from a cruise ship on the eastern coast of the U.S. in the last 2 days

Video Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City via Defense Visual Information Distribution System