CG medevacs cruise passenger

NEW ORLEANS - A Coast Guard boat crew medevaced a 60-year-old female from a cruise ship about seven miles offshore from Venice, La., on Sept. 26. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received the assistance request from the cruise ship Carnival Triumph after the passenger sustained an injury. CG launched a 45-foot response boat crew from Coast Guard Station Venice and transported the patient to emergency medical services in Venice. EMS transported the duo to Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner. The woman was reported in stable condition. (Source: Coast Guard 09/27/16)