While being airlifted from a cruise ship is never easy, this particular incident stands out. A Carnival Cruise passenger was airlifted from the ship during an operation that the Coast Guard said “stretched the range” of their rescue vehicle. The Coast Guard issued a press release stating that they received a medevac request from a cruise ship located about 230 miles north of San Juan. “This case really stretched the range of our MH-65 helicopter," Katy Caraway, an Air Station Borinquen helicopter pilot, said in the press release. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERFox News reached out to Carnival Cruise Lines for comment, although they did not immediately respond.

Source: Fox News January 19, 2020 18:11 UTC