ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Crews from the St. Lucie County Fire District and the U.S. Coast Guard successfully executed a life-saving offshore rescue of a seriously ill passenger from a cruise ship, just seven miles off the coast.
The St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD) said that on Friday, crews from Station 2 collaborated with the U.S. Coast Guard to carry out the critical offshore rescue.
SLCFD said that a passenger aboard a cruise ship, located about 7 miles from the shore, was reported seriously ill…