Coast Guard Hoists Sick Passenger and Nurse From Cruise Ship Off North Carolina

Oregon Inlet, United States – A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a 63-year-old passenger and an onboard nurse from the cruise ship Norwegian Bliss east of Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.

Footage released by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a rescue litter being lowered and raised beside the helicopter's winch on Monday, November 2, with crew members working inside the cabin above the open sea.

The Air Station Elizabeth City crew carried out the medical evacuation after the vessel reported that the woman needed medical attention, the service said.

The patient and the nurse were flown to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.