Cruise news (medevac-tagged)
- Accidents
Coastguard helicopter not able to airlift casualty from NorthLink's Hjaltland ferry
A UK coastguard helicopter had to airlift a casualty from NorthLink's Hjaltland ferry but high winds prevented the medevac from taking place...
March 13, 2022 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from Royal Caribbean's Serenade OTS near Tampa FL
A crew member was medevaced from Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Serenade of the Seas by the U.S. Coast Guard. The evacuation took place on Thursday...
March 11, 2022 - Accidents
53-year-old passenger medevaced from Carnival Valor in Gulf of Mexico
A US Coast Guard rescue helicopter flew 200+ miles into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, December 22, to aid a cruise passenger suffering a possible...
December 27, 2021 - Accidents
2 crew medevaced from Costa Luminosa cruise ship
Costa Cruises' ship Luminosa has requested medical evacuation on Wednesday, December 15, of 2 crew members who needed medical assistance on land. At...
December 17, 2021 - Accidents
1-year-old sick girl medevaced from AIDAprima in Hamburg (Germany)
A 1-year-old kid needed medical help on Saturday evening, December 4, and had to be taken off-board by the sea rescuers. As the DGzRS (German...
December 7, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Anthem of the Seas docked at Port Cape Liberty NJ/NYC Sunday morning (November 21) after her scheduled return from...
November 22, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from Princess Cruises' ship Sky Princess
Tuesday night, September 27, the Sky Princess cruise ship changed course for a passenger medevac. The RNLI Brixham Lifeboat met the Princess Cruises...
September 28, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from Disney Magic cruise ship in the English Channel
On Friday night, September 3, the Tynemouth Royal National Lifeboat Institution rescue boat carried out a medevac for an injured cruise passenger...
September 6, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from Regal Princess cruise ship off Isle of Wight (England UK)
A passenger needing medevac from a cruise ship off the East coast of Isle of Wight (Cowes, England) prompted the launch of Bembridge RNLI’s All...
September 6, 2021 - Accidents
COVID-positive vaccinated passenger medevaced from Royal Caribbean’s ship Harmony of the Seas
A COVID-positive elderly passenger was medevaced from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Harmony of the Seas, which docked at Port La Spezia Italy at 3...
September 5, 2021 - Accidents
6 COVID-positive passengers on Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas
6 passengers sailing on RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas, which left Nassau (Bahamas, New Providence Island) on Saturday, July 30...
July 31, 2021 - Accidents
Crew rescued from DCL-Disney Cruise Line's ship Disney Magic in the Irish Sea
North Wales Coastguard (CG) rescued a crew member on Wednesday, July 28, from DCL-Disney Cruise Line's Disney Magic ship cruising in the Irish Sea...
July 29, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from MSC cruise ship Grandiosa en route to Barcelona
A passenger on the MSC Cruises ship MSC Grandiosa was medically evacuated on Friday, June 26, by the Italian Coast Guard (CG) after suffering from...
June 26, 2021 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from Carnival Dream cruise ship in Funchal, Madeira
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Dream was forced to make a detour during her Transatlantic repositioning voyage from Miami Florida to...
June 8, 2021 - Accidents
27-year-old AIDAblu crew disembarked at Corfu, Greece for medical treatment
On Sunday, June 6, a 27-year-old male crew of AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAblu who needed medical treatment was disembarked at Corfu Island (Kerkyra...
June 8, 2021