7-year-old kid medevaced from CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Dream

   March 15, 2022 ,   Accidents

The USCG medevaced an ill 7-year-old child and her father from a CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship off the Gulf Coast on Sunday, March 13, and flew them to a hospital.

The girl was onboard the Carnival Dream ship, 264 mi (425 km) southwest of Clearwater (Tampa Bay metro area).

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter flew the kid and her father to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, reportedly in stable condition.

Carnival Dream cruise ship

A Carnival Dream crew reported to CG Sector St Petersburg the girl was suffering from abdominal pain.

A USCG flight surgeon had recommended the kid be brought ashore.

For more Carnival Dream incidents and accidents see the ship's CruiseMinus page.