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A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated an ill woman off the 'Grand Princess' transiting 55 miles southwest of Newport in the morning of Sep 29, 2018. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 13th District Command Center in Seattle received a phone call from the navigator of the cruise ship at 6:55 a.m. reporting the passengers medical issue. An aircrew from Air Facility Newport was immediately directed to launch to provide assistance. An aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport arrived on scene with the cruise ship Grand Princess at 8:40 a.m. and evacuated a 77-year-old female suffering symptoms related to a stroke before transferring her to a Life Flight aircrew in Newport. The Life Flight aircrew transferred the patient to Legacy Emmanuel Hospital in Portland.
