Last week, a 72-year-old man suffering from multiple strokes 300 miles from Kailuakona in Kailuakona is recovering after being airlifted to hospital, the USCG announced.
The rescue video shows a Coast Guard Medevack helicopter floating above the Conningsdam ship on the Dutch American Line on Thursday. He then lowered the basket for men to enter before being taken to the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu.
Honolulu, a joint rescue coordination centre, received a notification the day before that cruise passengers had multiple strokes, and flight surgeons recommended that the relief be made within 20 hours, the USCG said in a press release.
The next morning, crew members of the HC-130 Hercules plane and the crew of the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Barbers Point of the Coast Guard Aviation Authority met a cruise ship about 60 miles south of Honolulu.
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Video shared by the US Coast Guard shows a 72-year-old man being wound up from a cruise ship into a medebac. (Coast Guard video, courtesy by the Aviation Bureau barber)
“Combining crew skills with aircraft professional capabilities will help us respond to emergencies in the vast Pacific region,” John Stockton, Burber's Point, Aircraft Commander, Hercules, said in a statement. “Teamwork is extremely important for Medevacs, one of the most time-sensitive and high-stakes missions we take on.”
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Views from Koningsdam on Holland America Line show that the man was lifted up to Medevac on February 27, 2025. (Coast Guard video, courtesy by the Aviation Bureau barber)
The man was taken to Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, USCG said. (Coast Guard video, courtesy by the Aviation Bureau barber)
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The Coast Guard said the man whose identity was not publicly disclosed was in a stable state.
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