The fire on the Carnival Triumph cruise ship is being investigated by the Bahamas because Carnival elected to register the Triumph in that country to avoid U.S. taxes, labor and safety laws. As the "flag state" for the Triumph, the Bahamas is charged with the responsibility of investigating fires, casualties and crimes on that
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Coast Guard Medevacs Cruise Passenger From Carnival Conquest
The U.S. Coast Guard saves the day again.
This time Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans medevacs a 46-year-old man from the Carnival Conquest cruise ship approximately 60 miles south of Southwest Pass, of Louisiana on February, 16, 2013. The cruise passenger was reportedly suffering from symptoms associated with a brain hemorrhage.
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Who Pays for the U.S. Coast Guard to Respond to Cruise Ships in Distress? You Do!
At this moment the 210 foot Coast Guard cutter Vigorous is escorting the disabled Carnival Triumph back to the U.S. The Coast Guard performs a remarkable job responding to emergencies such as cruise ship fires and the numerous helicopter medevacs involving ill or injured passengers who need medical treatment back here in the U.S.
But…
Emergency Medevac of Sick Passenger from Crown Princess?
I am being told by a reliable source that the U.S. Coast Guard is about to conduct an emergency medevac of an ill passenger from the Crown Princess cruise ship which is heading to Galveston and will arrive tomorrow.
It is less than clear whether there is any connection to the norovirus outbreak on the…
Fire Destroys 80′ Yacht Off Miami Beach
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a press release today stating that an eighty foot yacht caught fire off of Miami Beach this morning.
The incident occurred around 10 a.m. today. The 110-foot Coast Guard cutter Sitkinak was in the process of boarding a vessel when the 80-foot motor yacht Bliss caught on fire before…
Busy Weekend For Cruise Ship Medevacs: Coast Guard Rescues Sick Passenger From Carnival Inspiration
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a press release indicating that it medically evacuated a passenger from a cruise ship 50 miles southwest of Point Loma yesterday afternoon.
The Carnival Inspiration cruise ship contacted the Coast Guard yesterday shortly before noon requesting a medevac for a 26 year old man who was experiencing rapid heart rate and…
Hurricane Sandy Sinks HMS Bounty – 14 Rescued, 2 Missing at Sea
The HMS Bounty, a three masted sailing ship which was built for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty starring Marlon Brando and more recently was featured in one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, sank in the Atlantic after encountering high winds and heavy seas brought by Hurricane Sandy.
The ship was…
Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas: “Profits Over Passenger Safety?”
Today the Barbados Free Press takes a look at the failure of the captain of the world’s largest cruise ship to timely notify the U.S. Coast Guard that a passenger had been spotted going overboard.
Notwithstanding an eyewitness account, the cruise ship intentionally did not follow its own man overboard protocols and delayed 2 hours…
Allure of the Seas Overboard: Royal Caribbean Struggling to Justify Late Notification to Coast Guard
With the Coast Guard ending its delayed search and the 21 year old woman still missing at sea, Royal Caribbean is struggling to justify the two hour delay it caused in reporting the latest person overboard from the Allure of the Seas. Its excuse is a whopper – it claims that it first had…
Coast Guard Medevacs Crew Member From Cruise Ship, 290 Miles at Sea!
Just another day (or night) for the Coast Guard.
When a crew member from the Celebrity Summit cruise ship began experiencing severe abdominal cramping, a Coast Guard station in Elizabeth City, North Carolina launched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter as well as a HC-130 Hercules aircraft to assist in the medevac. The helicopter had to lower one…
Coast Guard Medevacs Ill Cruise Passenger From Carnival Glory
The U.S. Coast Guard website reports that it medically evacuated a 41-year-old woman from the Carnival Glory cruise ship today. The passenger reportedly exhibited stroke-like symptoms.
The cruise ship was approximately 55 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts at the time of the emergency.
Coast Guard Sector Boston received the word from the Carnival cruise ship at…
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Injured Passenger From Carnival Fantasy
A newspaper in Savannah reports that yesterday the U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 63 year old woman from a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 60 miles east of Savannah to a local hospital in Savannah.
Coast Guard Sector Charleston received notification at about around 10:08 p.m. Saturday night from crew members aboard…
Coast Guard Medevacs Pregnant Crew Member
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a woman from a cruise ship 145 miles south east of Galveston, on Apr. 1, 2012.
The Coast Guard station in Houston-Galveston received a report at approximately 8:08 p.m., that a 44-year old female crew member aboard the cruise ship, Carnival Magic, was having complications with her pregnancy. A…
Coast Guard Medevacs 47 Year Old Passenger From NCL Jewel
Yesterday a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter medevaced a 47 year old woman female off a cruise ship. The cruise ship was approximately 115 miles northeast of Cape Henry.
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Coast Guard Medevacs 73 Year Old Passenger From Carnival Triumph Cruise Ship
A 73 tear old passenger from the Carnival Triumph received a ride of a lifetime when an U.S. Coast Guard helicopter plucked him from the deck of the cruise ship and flew him to Galveston for emergency medical treatment.
The Carnival cruise ship was around 120 miles off the coast of Galveston when the Coast Guard performed…
Coast Guard Medevacs Sick Passenger from Queen Mary 2 Cruise Ship
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an ill passenger from the Queen May 2 cruise ship off of the coast of North Carolina.
The video below shows the the skilled crew of a Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter lifting a 64 year old woman from the deck of the QM2 cruise ship. The passenger was suffering from severe abdominal…
Rescued Passenger Kisses and Waves Goodbye to Cruise Ship
One of the stories I never tire of reporting is when a Coast Guard helicopter plucks a sick cruise passenger from the deck of a cruise ship and takes the passenger ashore for emergency medical treatment.
The skill of the U.S. Coast Guard in rescuing people from cruise ships is rather remarkable. The Coast Guard can fly 200 miles out to sea…