The US Coast Guard medevaced a young girl to CHKD after she suffered abdominal pain aboard a cruise ship, reports The Maritime Executive.
U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk
On July 7, a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew evacuated a seven-year-old girl who was experiencing abdominal pain from the cruise ship Celebrity Summit.
The aircrew met the vessel at a position about 200 miles off the coast of Virginia and hoisted aboard the girl, a parent and a nurse from the cruise ship, then flew them to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk.
En route to Bermuda
The vessel was en route to Bermuda at the time of the illness and radioed the Coast Guard for assistance.
“Good communication between the cruise ship, aircrew and Coast Guard command centers in New York and Portsmouth allowed us to get this child the help she needed,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Kelly Badal, a watchstander in the 5th District Command Center.
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Source: Maritime Executive
