CG airlifts cruise passenger

NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans medical evacuated a 68-year-old passenger from a cruise liner some 180 miles off Southwest Pass, La., on Sept. 27. Coast Guard District 8 headquarters received a request to “medevac” the man who was reportedly suffering a seizure. CGASNO launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew; and an HC-144 Ocean Sentry crew from Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. The NOLA helicopter airlifted the passenger ashore, where he was transported to West Jefferson Medical Center in stable condition. (Source: CG District Eight 09/28/15)