Cruise news (medevac-tagged)
- Accidents
85-Year-Old Passenger Medevaced from Norwegian Bliss
An 85-year-old cruise passenger on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship bound for New Jersey suffered a medical emergency and had to be rescued by the US...
January 5, 2020 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Princess Cruises Ship in Hawaii
The Navy and Coast Guard in Hawaii teamed up to rescue a 69-year-old cruise passenger from a Princess Cruises ship 210 miles northwest of Hilo. The...
January 5, 2020 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Viking Sun
A Coast Guard helicopter crew have hoisted a possible stroke victim from a Viking Cruises ship off the Mexican coast and flew the woman to a San...
January 2, 2020 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Queen Mary 2
On Wednesday night, a USCG helicopter aircrew medevaced a passenger from RMS Queen Mary 2 about 75 nm off Port San Juan Puerto Rico. Watchstanders at...
January 2, 2020 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
A passenger suffering "severe abdominal issues" was taken off Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas late Saturday night, December 28, by a Coast Guard...
December 30, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Norwegian Bliss
A cruise passenger was rescued from an NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the coast of North Carolina USA, due to health concerns. According to the...
December 3, 2019 - Accidents
Ocean Dream Postpones Journey Due to Medevac
Selangor MMEA (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency) rescued a Japanese senior citizen having breathing difficulties while onboard a cruise ship in...
December 3, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Crystal Symphony
The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico recently responded to a medical evacuation request of an American passenger by the cruise ship’s captain...
November 25, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship about 60 miles off the coast of Hatteras, North Carolina on Sunday, November...
November 4, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from AIDAluna
A Maryland State Police helicopter took part in a dramatic rescue Tuesday night (October 29) of a sick passenger from an AIDA ship in the...
October 31, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Crew Member Medevaced From Mein Schiff 1
A cruise ship crew member who needed medical attention has been removed by a US Coast Guard helicopter and flown to Atlantic City for treatment on...
October 28, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Adventure of the Seas
A cruise passenger suffered a stroke onboard Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas and had to be medevaced to AtlantiCare Regional Medical...
October 20, 2019 - Accidents
Police Helicopter Transports 'Cruise Ship Stowaway'
A police helicopter was involved with transporting a "cruise ship stowaway" who was suffering a mental health episode from Isles of Scilly in order...
October 14, 2019 - Accidents
Second Person Medevaced from Norwegian Joy for a Week
A crew member who was reportedly suffering heart complications onboard Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Joy has been hoisted off the vessel by...
October 10, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Carnival Valor
A passenger has been critically injured in a nearly 5-meter (16-foot) fall on a Carnival cruise ship off Louisiana's coast. News outlets report the...
October 9, 2019