A passenger on a cruise ship about 270 miles off the coast of Los Angeles experienced severe abdominal pain and was rescued from the ship Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Around 1 a.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard 11th District Command Center received a request for assistance from the Grand Princess, operated by Princess Cruises, for a 63-year-old man complaining of severe abdominal pain.
The cruise ship was more than 1,000 miles off the coast of San Diego when the call was received.
A U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the Jayhawk helicopter does not have the range to conduct rescue operations that far from shore.
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Due to its distance from shore, the Coast Guard has set up a communication schedule for the cruise ship, in which cruise ship staff and the Coast Guard communicate every four hours until the ship is within range for the Jayhawk helicopter crew to perform a rescue. went.
At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, more than 36 hours after the initial call, Jayhawk crew members were able to pull a man suffering from abdominal pain from the Grand Princess.
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The U.S. Coast Guard says a cruise ship passenger is experiencing abdominal pain. (U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest)
During the rescue, a C-27 Spartan aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento provided overflight assistance.
When the Jayhawk returned to shore, the man was seen walking away being helped by an ambulance.
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The rescue was the first conducted by the newly established Coast Guard Air Station Ventura, according to a press release.
