Passenger Medevaced from Island Princess

   June 12, 2019 ,   Accidents

The Coast Guard has medevaced a 61-year-old female passenger with cardiac problems from a Princess Cruises ship close to Bligh Island on the eastern side of Prince William Sound USA on Tuesday, June 11.

A 45-foot response boat took the patient from Island Princess to Valdez, where she was delivered in order to receive a higher level of medical care.

Island Princess cruise ship

Despite the 12 mile-per-hour winds and the rain, the crew was able to make an adequate and fast rescue.

For other Island Princess accidents and incidents see at the ship's CruiseMinus page.

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