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Coast Guard rescues ailing 96-year-old from cruise ship

Published 10:06 pm Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Coast Guard Station Juneau crewmembers transfer a cruise ship passenger during a medevac near Juneau, August 2, 2016. The crew responded when watchstanders received a report that the passenger was suffering from heart attack symptoms. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Kuehnis.
Coast Guard Station Juneau crewmembers transfer a cruise ship passenger during a medevac near Juneau, August 2, 2016. The crew responded when watchstanders received a report that the passenger was suffering from heart attack symptoms. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Kuehnis.

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued a 96-year-old man from a cruise ship near Juneau.

On Monday evening, the crew of the ship Explorer of the Seas radioed Coast Guard District 17, saying the man had suffered a heart attack. The Coast Guard’s duty flight surgeon recommended the man be transported to shore, and the Coast Guard launched a response boat with medical technicians aboard.

The boat transported the man to Coast Guard Station Juneau and a waiting ambulance.

“A case like this highlights the training and proficiency of our boat crewmembers,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Kuhnis, a crewmember on the response boat, in a prepared statement. “Shortly after we received the call, we were able to respond quickly and get the patient to a higher level of care.”

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