Coast Guard, Canadian Crews Airlift 2 Passengers From Ruby Princess Off Washington Coast

Cruise ship passengers airlifted to hospital in critical condition in B.C.

Marine rescuers from Canada and the United States teamed up to conduct a pair of simultaneous helicopter extractions from a cruise ship off the west coast of Vancouver Island on Sunday.

Video shows 99-year-old man rescued by U.S. coast guard off B.C. coast

The 99-year-old man, who experienced a complete esophageal obstruction, was transported to a hospital in Washington state.

U.S. and Canada militaries medevac 52-year-old woman, 99-year-old man from cruise ship near border

The Coast Guard said the woman had suffered sudden cardiac arrest and the man was experiencing "complete esophageal obstruction."

Coast Guard, Canadian crews airlift 2 passengers from Ruby Princess off Washington coast

One was a 52-year-old woman who had suffered sudden cardiac arrest and was placed on life support. The other was a 99-year-old man who had a complete esophageal obstruction.

US Coast Guard - Royal Canadian Air Force medevac multiple passengers from cruise ship off Washington coast - Caribbean News Global

SEATTLE, USA – The US Coast Guard (USCG), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and Canadian Coast Guard successfully coordinated two separate medical evacuations Sunday from the cruise ship Ruby Princess, approximately 145 nautical miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington, Sunday, August 24. Sunday morning, Coast Guard Northwest District watchstanders received notification from the cruise ship Ruby Princess that two patients onboard required immediate…