Coast Guard saves 2 women from same cruise ship
The Coast Guard airlifted two women from the same cruise ship on Tuesday.
— -- Within about six hours on Tuesday, Coast Guard Air Station Savannah crews were called on twice to rescue a woman from the same cruise ship.
"It doesn't happen every day," Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Clayton told ABC News. "We do medevacs quite often -- from cruise ships, fishing boats and other vessels. It's kind of rare that we get two on the same day from the same ship."
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The first airlift from Carnival's Pride ship was a 46-year-old woman who may have had a stroke Monday night. Heavy fog and low visibility delayed her removal from the boat until about 7 a.m. on Tuesday. She was taken to St. Francis Hospital.
Around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday the Coast Guard received notice that a second woman, 64 years old and suffering from severe stomach pains, also required an air lift. The woman was taken to Memorial University Medical center at about 1:49 p.m.
Each woman was last reported in stable condition, according to the Coast Guard.