Three People Airlifted from Two P&O Cruise Ships: VIDEO

   September 30, 2016 ,   Accidents

One crew member and two passengers have been medevaced yesterday from a couple of P&O cruise ships within 24 hours, according to newspapers in Australia.

Gold Coast Bulletin reported that the Queensland Government air rescue helicopter service, Rescue 500, medevaced a male patient from Pacific Pearl around 70 nautical miles east of Gold Coast. Other news said that the man was a passenger who suffered a head injury. 

The sick traveller was transported to a hospital while the ship continued south to Sydney

A crew member and a passenger experiencing unrelated medical problems have also been medevaced from Pacific Jewel. A video via Mail Online from Rescue 500 Brisbane shows the medevac from Pacific Pearl.