Posted at 12:31 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Coast Guard delivers medical supplies to cruise ship
Advertiser Staff
A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules rescue plane from Air Station Barbers Point delivered emergency medical supplies to a cruise ship this morning 1,000 miles north of Oahu, a news release said.The crew of the 'Radiance of the Seas' contacted the Coast Guard at 9 p.m. Tuesday and requested assistance for a 62-year-old man who was bleeding and vomiting, the release said.
The Coast Guard arrived at 7 a.m. today with the supplies.
The man is reported to be in stable condition and remains in the care of the ship's doctor, the release said.