Cruise news (medevac-tagged)
- Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Carnival Ecstasy
An 80-year-old cruise passenger was medevaced by members of U.S. Coast Guard just miles off South Carolina coastline. The accident reportedly...
January 29, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Carnival Pride
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a woman from a Carnival Cruise Line's ship off the coast of North Carolina. A Coast Guard release says...
January 22, 2019 - Accidents
Westpac Chopper Treating Passenger on Carnival Cruise Ship
A cruise passenger was treated by a medical team on a Carnival Cruise Line's ship off the Coffs Coast (NSW Australia). Westpac Life Saver Rescue...
January 16, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Evacuated from Carnival Cruise Ship for Emergency Surgery
The family of a cruise passenger evacuated to a private for-profit Mexican hospital during a medical emergency were stunned when his urgent treatment...
January 10, 2019 - Accidents
Elderly Cruise Passenger Rescued from Fred Olsen Ship
A 73-year-old woman with a dislocated shoulder was rescued from a Fred Olsen cruise ship in the Solent. Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat was called to MV...
January 6, 2019 - Accidents
Cruise Passenger Transferred to Mossel Bay for Treatment
A 73-year-old American passenger was transferred to Mossel Bay (South Africa) Friday night, December 28, after suffering suspected stroke while...
December 30, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
A 79-year-old passenger suffering kidney failure symptoms was airlifted off the deck of a Royal Caribbean ship Wednesday night, December 19. The...
December 21, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Seven Seas Mariner
RACQ CQ Rescue braced against windy conditions to winch an ill American passenger from an RSSC-Regent Seven Seas cruise ship south of Mackay. The...
December 19, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Carnival Valor
The Coast Guard has medevaced a 71-year-old woman from a Carnival cruise ship around 58 miles off the coast of Galveston to University of Texas...
December 3, 2018 - Accidents
Coast Guard Medevacs 2 Crew Members from NCL Ship
Two crew members on an NCL luxury ship off Crystal Coast have been burned on Monday, November 28, in an accident. The U.S. Coast Guard said they had...
November 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
British Passenger Rescued from Saga Cruises Ship After Falling Ill
A 75-year-old British passenger was evacuated by the coastguard of Portugal from a small Saga Cruises ship about 3.7 kilometres off Algarve coast...
November 24, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Queen Mary 2
An elderly woman has been airlifted from a luxury cruise liner off the coast of Kerry yesterday afternoon, November 19, after a medical emergency...
November 20, 2018 - Accidents
Serenade of the Seas Diverted Due to Medical Emergency
Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas, which was sailing from Boston to St.Maarten, was due into Bermuda on Tuesday, October 30, as 3 passengers...
November 1, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Ovation of the Seas
An elderly passenger has been medevaced from Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas ship off the coast of Exmouth on Wednesday, October 24. The 74...
October 26, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
Another medical emergency aboard Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas required the Coast Guard (CG) to spring into action off the shore of New Jersey...
October 21, 2018