Airlift Emergency From A Cruise Ship

Around 20 people were injured according to the NY Post.

Airlift emergency from a cruise ship. 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. Keep in mind the captain of the ship is under no obligation and may even be prohibited from changing course to get you to a hospital sooner. This weekend a Viking Sky cruise ship was stranded after engine failure and needed to airlift over 470 people to safety.

According to cruise news the woman and her husband were taken out of the cruise ship. As a result medical evacuations are extremely expensive and the final cost depends on some factors that include how the patient has to travel to receive care their condition and. A dramatic airlift at sea took place on Thursday when the United States Coast Guard was called to assist a passenger who suffered a stroke aboard a cruise.

Reuters Rescuers were working on Sunday to airlift more than 1300 passengers and crew off a cruise ship after it got into difficulty in. Dramatic operation to airlift a sick British tourist from a PO cruise ship off Spain is captured in footage from the search-and-rescue helicopter. Taken from the Caribbean Princess in 2006.

Nearly 338 of the 1373 onboard were evacuated by helicopter by early Sunday morning. 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. A cruise ship Viking Sky drifts towards land after an engine failure Hustadvika Norway March 23 2019.

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 woman cruise ship passenger who fell ill was airlifted by the US. Recently the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue unit evacuated three guests off a cruise ship by boat.

Brits relive frightening airlift rescue from stricken Norwegian cruise ship March 24 2019. It was like what you see in. 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.