Airlift Emergency From A Cruise Ship

An unwell passenger on a cruise ship was airlifted to hospital in the early hours of this morning by HM Coastguard Newquay helicopter.

Airlift emergency from a cruise ship. Under most circumstances the Captain will make every effort to get the ship into a nearby port to evacuate a sick passenger. In the footage below the helicopter approaches the stern of the ship whilst the large vessel lists in heavy seas making for a challenging rescue. Video of USCG helo arlifting 15 year old girl to San Juan for emergency apendetomy surgery.

A couple has described the frightening experience of being airlifted off a cruise ship which got into difficulties off the coast of Norway amid stormy seas. The video inside the ship looks fucking TERRIFYING. Taken from the Caribbean Princess in 2006.

Emergency services said on Saturday they were airlifting 1300 passengers off cruise ship The Viking Sky which sent an SOS message due to engine problems in bad weather southern Norways rescue agency said on Twitter. Around 20 people were injured according to the NY Post. This weekend a Viking Sky cruise ship was stranded after engine failure and needed to airlift over 470 people to safety.

The Viking Sky lost power and started drifting mid-afternoon Saturday in perilous waters two kilometres off Møre og Romsdal prompting the captain to send out a distress call. Rescuers were working Sunday to airlift more than 1300 passengers and crew off a cruise ship after it got into difficulty in rough seas off the Norwegian coast. The Viking Sky lost power and started drifting mid-afternoon on Saturday in perilous waters two kilometres off More og Romsdal prompting the captain to.

You could find yourself on a cruise and the ships captain makes an announcement that the ship has stopped for an emergency medical evacuation. A cruise ship Viking Sky drifts towards land after an engine failure Hustadvika Norway March 23 2019. OSLO AFP Rescuers were working yesterday to airlift more than 1300 passengers and crew off a cruise ship after it got into difficulty in rough seas off the Norwegian coast.

Royal Caribbeans Adventure of the Seas made the call in the wake of the medical emergency after consultation with the Coast Guard and a flight surgeon who recommended the passenger be airlifted to the closest hospital. The reality is that air evacuation from a cruise ship is relatively rare. In this circumstance the United States Coast Guard or air ambulance service would pull up alongside or if heliport equipped land on the cruise ship and the passengers affected would be taken off the ship.