AIDAPERLA

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Medevac of injured woman on the Elbe

A medical emergency occurred on board the "AidaPerla", which had just departed from Hamburg to Nordfjordeid, on July 26, 2025, and triggered a rescue operation on the Elbe River near Stade. At around 6 p.m., several rescue teams were alerted, after a woman had sustained a leg injury on board the "Aida Perla" that could not be adequately treated with the on board resources, while the ship was underway on the Elbe. The Stade Fire Department, together with the German Rescue Service (DLRG), approached the moving cruise ship directly. In consultation with the crew of the DLRG boat "Kiek Ut," two emergency paramedics took over the patient from the ship's doctors. Using a special basket stretcher, the injured woman was transferred to the fireboat "Henry Köpcke". At the same time, the DLRG Stade transported the ambulance and emergency vehicle crews to the scene on the Elbe River near Lühesand. The ambulance crew took over the patient on board the "Henry Köpcke." Since the initially reported leg fracture was not confirmed, the emergency medical service was not required.

Search for missing crew member without success

In the morning of Oct 21 a male crew member went missing while the "Aida Perla" was on its way from Hamburg to A Coruna. The crew apparently fell overboard in the English Channel. The British Coast launched an SAR operation at around 8:55 a.m. LT. A helicopter, a plane and several lifeboats were dispatched. Also the cruise shgip initiated all necessary rescue measures in close coordination with the relevant local authorities. The ship was immediately stopped and returned to the location where the incident was believed to have occurred to participate in the search. The water temperature in the English Channel was 17 degrees. The search was aborted without result.

Medevac in Carribean waters

On April 9, 2023, a passenger was medevaced from the 'AIDAperla', which is currently on its positioning voyage from the Caribbean to Hamburg. The voyagehad started in Bridgetown on April 6. One day after leaving St. John's for the six-day transatlantic passage, the ship had to change course in the morning and steer back towards the Caribbean islands so that the ship got within range of a helicopter again. The patient was hoisted, and the 'AIDAperla' resumed the voyage to the next destination Santa Cruz on La Palma. It is not yet known whether the resulting loss of time can be made up for with a higher ship speed so that Santa Cruz is reached punctually on April 15, 2023 at 9 a.m.