U.S. Coast Guard Medevacs Heart-Attack Victim From Port Canaveral-Based Carnival Sunshine
By Space Coast Daily // January 30, 2018
ship will return to Port Canaveral on Friday
BREVARD COUNTY • PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man with heart attack-like symptoms from the Port Canaveral-based cruise ship Carnival Sunshine on Tuesday morning, approximately 46 miles north of the Bahamas.
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received a medevac request at approximately 7:20 p.m. Monday.
Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew stationed at Great Inagua, Bahamas and embarked the patient and nurse at approximately 12 a.m.
The man was transferred to Jackson Memorial Hospital at approximately 1 a.m.
The Carnival Sunshine, which departed Port Canaveral Sunday, is the lead ship of the Destiny-class of cruise ships. The vessel was the first passenger ship ever built to be over 100,000 tons as measured by gross tonnage for a year.
The condition of the victim has not been released and the ship is expected to return to Port Canaveral on Friday.
STAY TUNED TO SPACE COAST DAILY FOR UPDATES
CLICK HERE FOR BREVARD COUNTY NEWS
