# US Coast Guard evacuates 81-year-old cruise passenger off Puerto Rico

US Coast Guard medically evacuated an elderly man from cruise ship Star Pride north of Puerto Rico.

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United States Coast Guard completed a medical evacuation of an 81-year-old male passenger from cruise ship Star Pride on Monday, approximately 150 nautical miles north of Puerto Rico. [^1][^2][^6][^7][^10][^11][^12]

An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew performed a precision hoist operation to transfer the patient and a ship nurse from the cruise vessel. [^3] The evacuated patient was transported directly to Río Piedras Medical Center for specialized medical care. [^4] The medical evacuation was performed using an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen. [^5]

The U.S. Coast Guard did not dispatch a helicopter immediately on 2026-10-24 as the vessel was beyond standard helicopter operating range. [^8] The Coast Guard monitored the passenger's condition for two days before dispatching an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew for the rescue. [^9]

## What this stands on

1. United States Coast Guard completed a medical evacuation of an 81-year-old male passenger from cruise ship Star Pride on Monday, approximately 150 nautical miles north of Puerto Rico. (El Nuevo Día, News)
2. On 2026-10-26, U.S. Coast Guard crews conducted a medical evacuation of an 81-year-old male passenger from Windstar Cruises' Star Pride vessel. (Cruise Hive, News)
3. An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew performed a precision hoist operation to transfer the patient and a ship nurse from the cruise vessel. (El Nuevo Día, News)
4. The evacuated patient was transported directly to Río Piedras Medical Center for specialized medical care. (El Nuevo Día, News)
5. The medical evacuation was performed using an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen. (Primera Hora, News)
6. The passenger was transported from the cruise ship Star Pride to Centro Médico hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Primera Hora, News)
7. The evacuated passenger was transported to Centro Médico Hospital in Río Piedras, San Juan for medical treatment. (Cruise Hive, News)
8. The U.S. Coast Guard did not dispatch a helicopter immediately on 2026-10-24 as the vessel was beyond standard helicopter operating range. (Cruise Hive, News)
9. The Coast Guard monitored the passenger's condition for two days before dispatching an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew for the rescue. (Cruise Law News, News)
10. The passenger was aboard an 8-night Windstar Cruises voyage from Boston to San Juan when the medical emergency was first reported 900 nautical miles north of Puerto Rico on Saturday. (Cruise Law News, News)
11. The rescued passenger was transported to Centro Médico in San Juan for advanced medical care not available on the cruise ship. (Cruise Law News, News)
12. The evacuation request was first received on Saturday 2026-10-25 when the cruise ship was 900 nautical miles offshore. (Primera Hora, News)

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