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Coast Guard Medevacs Two Elderly Men from Cruise Ship 50 Miles Off Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii

The Coast Guard conducted consecutive medevacs of two ailing men from a cruise ship 50 miles off Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii, Saturday.

Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received a phone call at 6 p.m. Friday from personnel aboard the Crown Princess, a Princess Cruises ship, requesting medevacs for a 70-year-old man experiencing heart attack-like symptoms and an 86-year-old man experiencing internal bleeding. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac for both patients.

At 9 a.m. Saturday, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point rendezvoused with the Crown Princess about 50 miles offshore Cape Kumukahi.

The aircrew hoisted the 70-year-old man and transported him to Hilo Medical Center in stable condition. A second Coast Guard aircrew then hoisted the 86-year-old patient and transported him to Hilo Medical Center in stable condition.

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