The US Coast Guard announced that it medevaced a 39-year-old man Wednesday from the cruise ship ‘Majesty of the Sea’, approximately 8 miles south of Port Tampa Bay, Florida. The man was identified as Rushan Pain.
Namely, the US Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Command Center watchstanders received a cell phone call at 4:39 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the ‘Majesty of the Sea’ reporting a passenger was suffering from chest pains and was in need of advanced medical attention.
The watchstanders launched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RBM) boatcrew from Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg.
The boatcrew arrived on scene at approximately 5:22 p.m. and transferred Rushan to the RBM.
The rescue crew transported the man to Station St. Petersburg where awaiting emergency medical services transported him to Bayfront Medical Center for further care.
