ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria medevaced a woman experiencing a health emergency onboard the cruise ship Carnival Legend nearly 120 miles west of Grays Harbor, Washington, on Tuesday night.

The cruise ship was transiting from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to San Francisco, California.

At 6 p.m. Tuesday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Northwest District Command Center received the medevac request from the cruise ship Carnival Legend for a 71-year-old woman experiencing a cardiac event.

The Coast Guard helicopter crew arrived on scene at 8:39 p.m. and safely hoisted the individual onboard the aircraft. The woman was transported to Air Station Astoria at 10:12 p.m. Upon arrival, she was transferred by emergency medical services.

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