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Medevac off Tarragona
On Nov 8 the medical evacuation of a passenger from the 'Costa Favolosa' became necessaey. The 'Salvamar Fomalhaut' was tasked by Salvamento Marìtimo to take the patient off and transferred the person, along with a member of the ship's medical team, to Tarragona.
Medevac off Cadiz
On Oct 24 a medical evacutation of a passenger aboard the 'Costa Favolosa' became necessary, while the ship was in transit from Portugal to Cartagena, 2.8 nautical miles from Cadiz. The CCS Cadiz of Salvamento Marítimo mobilizes the SAR boat 'Salvamar Suhail' to the cruise ship, which embarked the patient and transferred him to Puerto América, where an ambulance was waiting for him for further transport to a hospital.
Cruise ship assisted in medical emergency
On the morning of July 8, 2024, a medical emergency occurred on the German sailing yacht "Josephina" northwest of Heligoland. The patrol boat 'Potsdam' of the Federal Police received a radio message from the sailing yacht at around 3:30 a.m. The sailing yacht requested medical assistance because a crew member was complaining of severe chest pain. The 'Potsdam' was within range of the "Josephina" at the time and immediately offered its help to the MRCC Bremen. The nearby 'Costa Favolosa' was also involved in the responsce. The ship attempted to ferry its doctor on board the sailing yacht. Due to the weather conditions, however, the cruise ship was unable to transfer hun onto the sailing vessel with its tender boat. The B'Potsdam' then deployed its inspection boat, took the cruise ship's doctor on board and brought him onto the sailing yacht with two paramedics of the federal police. Together they managed to stabilize the patient and transport him onto the 'Potsdam'. A helicopter with an emergency doctor on board that had landed on police vessel in the meantime took over the patient and flew him to a hospital. The inspection boat of the "Potsdam" then brought the ship's doctor back onto the cruise ship. Report with photo: https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/70260/5818473
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