I just want to say i completely understand the ops frustrations. Heck, i even get frustrated when my trip on the skytrain (vancouver’s form of a subway) gets delayed by a medical emergency. My sense of it is there are many people travelling who shouldn’t because they have some sort of underlying health condition. That is particularly marked on cruises where you may have older people cruising with multiple health ailments. I’ll probably get slammed for my comments, but there it is. Thanks for the detailed explanation about why the other types of rescues through small boat or helicopter aren’t possible. Maybe why you should reconsider a cruise with a lot of sea days if you have health problems or just reconsider cruising altogether.