A San Diego-based U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) crew medically evacuated a passenger from a cruise ship Wednesday after the man began experiencing serious health issues, officials confirmed.
At around 9 a.m., Coast Guard San Diego was contacted by the crew aboard the Carnival Imagination cruise ship reporting a passenger experiencing symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding and in need of emergency medical attention.
The cruise ship was approximately 50 miles southwest of Point Loma.
A Sector MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was launched and arrived at the ship within an hour. A USCG crew then safely hoisted the 67-year-old passenger from the ship onto the chopper.
The man was flown back to San Diego and, by 11 a.m., was on an ambulance to UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest. At last check, USCG officials said the man was in stable condition.
