On Saturday, May 2nd, US Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay received a notification from a crew member aboard the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth requesting a medevac for a passenger experiencing a serious medical condition.
A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew hoisted a 45-year-old man and transported him to St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka. The man was reported to be in unstable condition at 8:47am about 45 miles southwest of Shelter Cove, Saturday.
After conferring with a duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac, watchstanders launched the aircrew and maintained regular communication with the vessel’s crew to monitor the patient’s status until the Coast Guard aircrew departed safely with the patient.
