HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old woman who was experiencing shortness of breath and weakness on a tour boat in the Molokini Crater near Maui, Hawaii, Tuesday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Maui received a report from a crewmember aboard the Pride of Maui, a snorkeling tour boat, that the female passenger was experiencing shortness of breath and weakness while preparing to conduct a scuba dive.
Crewmembers on the Pride of Maui stabilized the woman and administered oxygen.
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew from Coast Guard Station Maui was diverted from a training mission to the scene.
Once on scene, the woman was transferred onto the RB-M and safely transported to Kehei Boat Ramp in Kihei, Maui where local emergency medical services personnel were waiting to take her to Maui Memorial Hospital.
The Coast Guard 45-foot RB-M replaced the aging and outdated 41-foot Utility Boat and boasts an improved design, new ergonomics, and enhanced safety features, making boat crews more effective in performing their multiple missions.
For more information, contact the 14th Coast Guard District public affairs office at (808) 535-3230.