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Coast Guard rescues ill baby aboard ship in the Gulf

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A baby girl who fell ill was rescued from the Carnival Triumph on Sunday.

A baby girl who fell ill was rescued from the Carnival Triumph on Sunday.

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The Coast Guard rescued a child with serious medical problems from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico.

About 7:15 p.m. Sunday, the Carnival Triumph notified the Coast Guard Houston sector about a baby who was having seizures and trouble breathing. The ship was about 230 miles southeast of Galveston when the crew requested an air ambulance for the child.

After Coast Guard medical officials conferred with the ship's crew, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter was launched to evacuate the child, her mother and a nurse caring for her.

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The helicopter arrived shortly after 11:45 p.m. and hoisted all three aboard. The helicopter refueled on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico then headed toward Houston. It landed at the Texas Medical Center about 2:15 a.m. and delivered the three to Memorial Hermann Hospital, officials said.

There's no word on the baby's condition at this time.

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Mike Glenn grew up in the Navy but enlisted in the Army after graduating from high school in Rockwall, Texas. Following his honorable discharge, Glenn attended the University of Texas at Arlington where he received a BA in History and a commission as a lieutenant in the Army. He led a platoon of cavalry troopers in combat during the Gulf War. Glenn spent about six years in the Army - both as an enlisted soldier and officer. He then studied journalism in graduate school and began his career in the news business. He has worked as a newspaper reporter in the Dallas area, El Paso, San Antonio and now in Houston with the Houston Chronicle. Glenn is married and has a daughter in college.