Fred Olsen Cruise Passenger Medevaced to the Canaries

   October 26, 2017 ,   Accidents

A Spanish maritime rescue helicopter transported a cruise ship passenger to Lanzarote's hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack.

The helicopter had to fly 164 mi out of its base to airlift the 85-year-old traveller from Fred Olsen's ship Black Watch. The patient was transported to a hospital in Arrecife on Lanzarote Island but no other information is currently available.