JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew medically evacuated a cruise ship passenger from the Carnival Fantasy about 66-miles east of Fernandina Beach, Fla., Monday
Staff aboard the Fantasy contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville command center to request a medevac for a 72-year-old woman, reporting she was experiencing severe symptoms related to a previous medical condition.
After consulting with a Coast Guard flight surgeon, a medical evacuation was determined necessary. A helicopter crew from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., launched aboard an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and met the Fantasy at sea at 10:33 a.m.
Coast Guardsmen safely airlifted the woman and a nurse from the Fantasy aboard the helicopter then took them to Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The woman’s name is not being released.