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Passenger medevaced in Baie de Seine

On May 12, 2025, the captain of the 'Guillaume de Normandie', which operates the Ouistreham-Portsmouth route, reported that one of his passengers was suffering from health problems, while the ship was in the Baie de Seine. The maritime medical consultation center then informed the CROSS Jobourg which established a conference call with the Maritime Medical Center and the Maritime Medical Coordination Emergency Medical Service in Le Havre. A medical evacuation by helicopter was recommended. The CROSS Jobourg deployed the Dragon 76 helicopter, a civil security helicopter based in Le Havre, with a medical team on board from the Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Service (SMUR) of the Le Havre Hospital Center. The resources of the Sdis 76 were also deployed by the CROSS. Once on site, the Dragon 76 helicopter hoisted the patient and transpored hm to the University Hospital of Caen.