Crime & Safety
Coast Guard Medevacs Woman From Cruise Ship Off Cape Cod
A Jawhawk helicopter was dispatched about 50 miles off Nantucket.
The Coast Guard on Sunday medically evacuated a 69-year-old woman from a cruise ship off Cape Cod.
The rescue happened about 50 miles south of Nantucket.
The woman was suffering internal injuries. A Jayhawk helicopter was dispatched to the scene and crews hoisted the woman up from the deck of the Norwegian Gem.
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“Visibility was limited due to the weather, but thanks to the professionalism of the Norwegian Gem’s crew the medevac was a success,” Lt. Cmdr. Scott Higbee said in a statement.
The woman was transported to Cape Cod Hospital.
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