Coast Guard rescues woman from cruise ship

Sep. 6—An aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria evacuated a 66-year-old woman with medical issues from the Ruby Princess on Tuesday.

The cruise ship was about 75 miles southwest of the Columbia River Bar when the rescue took place, the Coast Guard said in a tweet.

The woman was taken to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. Her condition was stable, the Coast Guard said.