May 18, 2016
NEW YORK- Coast Guard Station New York crewmembers assisted in medically evacuating a cruise ship passenger near Ambrose Channel, Tuesday.
At approximately 7 p.m., Coast Guard Sector New York command center watchstanders received notification from the cruise ship Queen Mary 2 that a passenger had been injured. The onboard doctor and flight surgeon requested assistance after a 69-year-old woman fractured her leg. A Station New York boat crew arrived on scene aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium and coordinated a medical evacuation with FDNY Marine 9 at Gravesend Bay. FDNY transported the passenger and her companion to Richmond University Hospital for further medical care.