Coast Guard Medevacs Woman From Cruise Ship Off Point Beach

POINT PLEASANT BEACH — The Coast Guard medevaced a woman from a cruise ship after she was reportedly having medical complications approximately 40 miles east of Manasquan Inlet on Sunday night, the Coast Guard reported.

Watchstanders at Sector Delaware Bay command center were contacted at 9:54 p.m. by a crewmember on the cruise ship Norwegian Escape and notified that the 39-yer-old woman was having issues and needed medical attention.

An aircrew aboard a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Atlantic City launched to assist.

Once on scene, the crew hoisted up the woman and her husband and transported them to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Pomona.

This is a developing story. Patch will have more information as it comes in.