Royal Caribbeans Adventure of the Seas requests help from Coast Guard off Jersey Shore – USA TODAY

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ATLANTIC CITY A cruise ship passenger suffered a stroke aboard Royal Caribbeans Adventure of the Seas and hadto beairlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center from more than 100 miles off the Jersey Shore, according to the Coast Guard.

The medevac took place after the Coast Guard was contacted by the ships crewvia satellite phone about 6:20 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.

The ship, which is 1,020 feet in length with a crew of 1,180 and which can accommodate more than 4,000 passengersis on a 13-day, one-way cruise from Quebec City, Canada to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The voyage began Oct. 7 and is scheduled to endSunday.

On Friday night, the vessel was moving south off the coast of Beaufort, South Carolina.

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Coast Guard duty officers consulted with a flight surgeon after the call to discuss a course of action. The physician recommended that the passenger be evacuated to the shore for medical treatment.

An Air Station Atlantic City-based MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was launched to conduct the airlift. Elsewhere, Air Station Elizabeth City in North Carolina dispatched a fixed-wing, Lockheed HC-130J for support in the operation, according to the Coast Guard.

An EMS squad waited for the helicopter to land whenthe passenger was transported to the regional trauma center.

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