Celebrity Apex Cruise Passenger Is Airlifted Off Ship Near Puerto Rico: 'Grateful We Could Help Save a Life'

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A video captured by the U.S. Coast Guard showed the heroic rescue of a cruise ship passenger near Puerto Rico. In a Thursday, Dec. 11 press release, the Department of Homeland Security shared footage of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk crew as they medevaced a Celebrity Apex cruise ship passenger, approximately 24 nautical miles north of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The clip captured the sheer skill of the crew member as he hoisted a 65-year-old man who suffered from multiple medical conditions onto the helicopter as it was suspended above the 1004 ft. vessel on the open sea.