A female passenger traveling aboard the Grand Princess was airlifted from the cruise ship after medical complications required her removal. The rescue took place on Tuesday morning, Jan. 21. Video shows the Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center Watchstanders arrive by helicopter. An MH-60 Jayhawk crew was...
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Passenger Airlifted From Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas
A passenger was airlifted from Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas on Thursday, October 17. News reports say the male passenger was demonstrating stroke symptoms and needed medical assistance above and beyond what the ship's medical personnel could provide. Passengers who have had a stroke or who exhibit symptoms of...
Ovation of the Seas Passenger Medecav’d From Cruise Ship in Alaskan Waters
The 1,142 foot cruise ship, Ovation of the Seas, had one of it's passengers medevac'd off the ship on Tuesday afternoon. The critically ill passenger was removed by the United States Coast Guard as the ship cruised near Frederick Sound near Kake, Alaska. The woman was reported to be experiencing...
Carnival Valor Passenger Airlifted From Ship Near Galveston Texas
Multiple media outlets, including, Click 3 Houston, report that "the Coast Guard medevaced a 71-year-old woman from a cruise ship 58 miles off the coast of Galveston to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on Sunday morning." Representatives from the Carnival Valor contacted the Coast Guard, alerting them...
Princess Cruises Passenger Airlifted From Ship After Suspected Stroke
According to KATU.com in Oregon, "A 77-year-old woman was medically evacuated from a cruise ship in Oregon waters after suffering a stroke. The U.S. Coast Guard said a crew airlifted the woman from the Grand Princess cruise ship Saturday morning about 55 miles southwest of Newport, Oregon." The incident occurred...