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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...
Dramatic video posted by the United States Coast Guard shows the medevac of a Carnival Dream cruise ship passenger who was removed from the vessel on Monday, May 13. The passenger, a 57-year-old man, was taken from the ship after the Coast Guard was notified of a medical emergency. An...
On Sunday, January 27, an 80 year old woman was medevac'd from the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship as it was 55 miles East of Savannah Georgia. According to the Savannah Morning News, "a passenger had suffered a head injury after falling and was in need of medical attention." Watchstanders at...
Per the Pacific Daily News, "The captain of the Nippon Maru cruise was suspended due to reported alcohol use on the job, according to ship officials. The Nippon Maru cruise ship collided with Delta Pier on Dec. 30 causing damage to both the vessel and pier. The ship may leave...
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...
Navy helicopter rescues Canadian passenger from cruise ship An 83 year old passenger was taken from the Princess Cruises Emerald Princess after showing signs of a possible stroke. The US Coast Guard was called after the ship's medical team determined that the passenger needed advanced medical services. The airlift took...
A Princess Cruises ship, the Emerald Princess, had a passenger medevac'd from the ship on October 14. The airlift took place early in the morning after medical personnel on the ship identified the older, male passenger as having symptoms of possible stroke. A Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter crew from the...
According to the Coast Guard website, the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod aircrew medevaced a 78-year-old man Saturday (Sept. 22) from the cruise ship Norwegian Escape after he suffered a possible stroke 40 nautical miles south of Nantucket. The crew of the Norwegian Cruise Ship notified Coast Guard watchstanders...
According to Fox4Now.com, "a pregnant woman was medevaced from a cruise ship, approximately 109 miles southwest of Key West over Labor Day weekend. Read the news report here. The woman was taken from the Carnival Glory on Aug. 31 after the patient went into labor. Cruise lines are less equipped...
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a list of the top 10 cruise ship deficiencies issued in 2014. A total of 329 deficiencies were issued. 1. Fire Screen Doors not Operating Properly (31 occurrences) The most frequent deficiency was fire screen doors were not operating properly. Fire screen doors were...