Crime & Safety
Coast Guard Medevacs Man From Cruise Ship In Tampa Bay
A 39-year-old man aboard a cruise ship in Tampa Bay was picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter after he began experiencing chest pain.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A 39-year-old man aboard a cruise ship in Tampa Bay was picked up Wednesday, June 7, by a Coast Guard helicopter after he began experiencing chest pains.
The Majesty of the Sea was about eight miles south of Port Tampa Bay at 4:39 p.m. when Rushan Pain began experiencing a possible heart attack and was in need of advanced medical attention.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Command Center launched a 45-foot Response Boat Medium from Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, brought him back to the station where an ambulance was waiting to transport him to Bayfront Medical Center.
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