{"id":99648,"date":"2025-08-27T01:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/99648\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T01:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:20:12","slug":"canadian-crews-help-in-airlift-of-2-passengers-from-cruise-ship-off-washington-coast-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/99648\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian crews help in airlift of 2 passengers from cruise ship off Washington coast – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canadian rescue technicians were called into action this weekend to help with two simultaneous but unrelated medical evacuations from a cruise ship off the Washington state coast.<\/p>\n

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It happened on Sunday, when the U.S. Coast Guard received a call from the Ruby Princess cruise ship about two patients in need of immediate airlift.<\/p>\n

A 52-year-old woman had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and was on life support, while a 99-year-old man had suffered from complete esophageal obstruction.<\/p>\n

Canada deployed a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and one of its new CC-295 Kingfisher aircraft from RCAF 19 Wing Comox, while the U.S. Coast Guard deployed an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Port Angeles.<\/p>\n

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The Kingfisher acted as spotter, keeping in visual and radio contact with all parties and co-ordinating the operation. The Canadian crew evacuated the female patient, and the U.S. crew evacuated the male patient from the cruise ship.<\/p>\n

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The woman was taken to Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, while the man was transported to Neah Bay, Wash.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the second time in recent weeks that a Canadian crew has been deployed to assist their counterparts in Washington state.<\/p>\n

In late July, a Kingfisher was deployed to provide oversight<\/a> as a U.S. chopper airlifted a Canadian mariner from a vessel on the Oregon coast.<\/p>\n

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