AIDACOSMA

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Medevac off Barcelona

On the night of July 24, the 'Aidascoma', en route from Marseille to Barcelona, requested the medical evacuation of a sick passenger. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Barcelona mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 203 to take the patient off, who was hoisted and transported to the port, where an ambulance was waiting for further tranfer to a hospital.

Crew member medevaced off Algeciras

On the early morning of April 9, a medical evacuation of a crew member was requested from the ''AIDAcosma', en route from Cadiz to Alicante. The SAR helicopter Helimer 220 was mobilized by the CCS Tarifa of Salvamento Marítimo. The patient was hoisted off Algeciras and transported to the Jerez Airport, from where he was taken to a hospital for medical treatment on a higher level.

Medevac on the Atlantic

On March 2 at 8 a.m., a passenger needed to be medevaced from the 'AIDACosma', en route from Las Palmas to Funchal, while the ship was sailing 45 nautical miles from the Spanish coast. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 204 to take the paitient off. After the sick person was hoisted, he was transferred to shore, where an ambulance was waiting for the further transport to a hospital for medical care on a higher level.