Overboard Cruise Passenger Rescued
News sources in the U.K. are reporting on the dramatic rescue of a 23 year old passenger who fell from what is being described as a cruise ferry which was heading from England to the Netherlands.
The incident reportedly occurred, according to the Whitley Gazette, on Monday night around 9:00 PM when the young woman trying to light a cigarette near a railing.
The ship in question is the Princess Seaways which, according to the Journal Live in the U.K., was built in 1986 and is a "large cruise ferry," subsequently renovated in 2006, with the capacity for 580 cars and can more than 1,500 passengers."
The passenger was in the water for thirty minutes. The ship turned around and the crew rescued her and she was evaluated by the ship doctor.
A RAF helicopter then transported the lucky passenger back to England where she was checked for hypothermia. The video below shows the helicopter hoisting the young woman from the deck of the ferry.
Don't you wish that all overboards turned out like this?
Jim Walker practices maritime personal injury law. Jim has been involved in maritime litigation since 1983. Based in Miami, Florida,
