Canadian Aircrew Medevacs Woman From Norwegian Majesty

Canadian aircrew were involved in the medical evacuation a 76-year-old woman from the cruise ship Norwegian Majesty. DND File Photo

BOSTON - A Canadian aircrew assisting Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod medically evacuated a 76-year-old woman from the cruise ship Norwegian Majesty by CH-146 Griffon helicopter, 55 nautical miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass., 1:35 p.m Friday afternoon.

The Coast Guard received a call from the Norwegian Majesty, which is en route to Boston from Bermuda, via satellite cellular phone requesting a medevac of a woman with abdominal distress to Cape Cod Hospital located in Hyannis, Mass.

The Griffon transported the woman to Hyannis airport, where an awaiting ambulance tooik her to Cape Cod Hospital.

Canadian aircrews and two Griffon helicopters have been assigned to Air Station Cape Cod for nearly a week to assist while Coast Guard aircraft and air station personnel continue to be deployed to the Gulf Coast region.