sparkey2030 Posted March 12, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 12, 2012 The U. S . Coast Guard transported a 47-year-old woman off a cruise ship Friday evening via medevac . The captain of the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship contacted the Coast Guard around 5 p.m. to report a woman on board had abdominal pains and needed medical attention, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Station Elizabeth City responded to the cruise ship that was 115 miles northeast off Cape Henry. The helicopter crew successfully hoisted the woman and her husband off the cruise ship around 7 p.m., according to the release. Lt. Nicholas Hazlett, the co-pilot of the helicopter commended all that were involved in the successful operation. "It is always good when hard work and preparation come together in a successful mission," he said. "This was a combined effort of the MH-60 and HC-130 to complete this medevac. The coordination from Sector Hampton Roads and District Five were noteworthy in executing this successful mission. Additionally, the Norwegian Jewel's preparation in receiving the hoist was paramount in orchestrating a swift rescue." The couple was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. WAVY-TV 3/12/2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highboy90 Posted March 12, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Appears to be a video available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. H. Posted March 12, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 12, 2012 wow! hope she's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredAF Posted March 12, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We were on this cruise and the captain and crew made a few announcements throughout the process to let us know what was going on and also to stress for passengers to stay away from the area. It seemed to go very smoothly and hopefully the passenger is doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. H. Posted March 12, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We were on the Jewel in Dec. '10 and they had to take a 15 yr old sick boy off the boat. Don't know how I heard about it but we went looking out our front balcony, nothing, then my husband went to the side balcony and boom, there they were taking him off. I was to scared to look over.....thought I would fall off. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebbieCruises Posted March 12, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We were aft on the Dawn 1/15/12 sailing and woke up to this view one morning. They made at 3 or 4 lifts in all. Kudos and a huge thanks to all those in the Coast Guard and all of our military service men and women! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidward Q Tentacles Posted March 12, 2012 #7 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Always prepared to help! Hope the lady is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bars7816 Posted March 12, 2012 #8 Share Posted March 12, 2012 This looks like the answer to the age old question: "Do I need travel insurance?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxlove6 Posted March 12, 2012 #9 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Whats with all these lifts lately? Is it the food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halos Posted March 12, 2012 #10 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Appears to be a video available... wow...thanks for posting that!!! That was intense!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted March 12, 2012 #11 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Whats with all these lifts lately? Is it the food? Hmm...heart attacks, appendicitis, obstructed bowels, MIGHT be attributed to the food, but maybe these people are not in general good health to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrytens Posted March 12, 2012 #12 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Appears to be a video available... Wow! That was a great video. Thanks for posting. Hope the woman is alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medtech2 Posted March 12, 2012 #13 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Appears to be a video available... Wow, I am speechless... Hope the woman is okay. It looked like those guys did a tremendous job. The pilot of the copter is definitely to be commended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted March 12, 2012 #14 Share Posted March 12, 2012 This looks like the answer to the age old question: "Do I need travel insurance?" The coast guard doesn't charge for this...and neither does the cruise line. The doctor does charge however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasmonkey Posted March 12, 2012 #15 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Whats with all these lifts lately? Is it the food? It's called life. It happens every day around us but nobody pays any attention. It happens on a cruise ship and its a movie of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovesCruising Posted March 12, 2012 #16 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Amazing video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted March 12, 2012 #17 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Gotta love the CG!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingle5616 Posted March 12, 2012 #18 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I don't believe that video is the NCL Jewel. I don't remember a glass sliding cover anywhere on the Jewel, or any kind of glass dome. Anyone? Anyone? Bueler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soaringfalcon Posted March 12, 2012 #19 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I don't believe that video is the NCL Jewel. I don't remember a glass sliding cover anywhere on the Jewel, or any kind of glass dome. Anyone? Anyone? Bueler? The Jewel has a cover over the courtyard pool for inclement weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingle5616 Posted March 12, 2012 #20 Share Posted March 12, 2012 The Jewel has a cover over the courtyard pool for inclement weather Do all of the Jewel class ships have this? I don't remember it! I'm getting old......that's my story and I'm sticking to it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyMax Posted March 13, 2012 #21 Share Posted March 13, 2012 It appears in the begiining of the video that the ship is still sailing. I would have thought the would have stopped the ship during the evac process. Guess they have a schedule to keep. NCL Sky 3/19/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty dingo Posted March 13, 2012 #22 Share Posted March 13, 2012 It appears in the begiining of the video that the ship is still sailing. I would have thought the would have stopped the ship during the evac process. Guess they have a schedule to keep. NCL Sky 3/19/12 Nope. When an aircraft carrier needs to launch or land planes, does it stop? No, it keeps going because that is the safest thing for aviation. Same for the Coast Guard helos. A moving ship is more stable than a stationary one. Safety requires the ship be steaming ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmike Posted March 13, 2012 #23 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Nope. When an aircraft carrier needs to launch or land planes, does it stop? No, it keeps going because that is the safest thing for aviation. Same for the Coast Guard helos. A moving ship is more stable than a stationary one. Safety requires the ship be steaming ahead. Exactly. Carriers also sail into the wind to increase airspeed and lift for takeoff and landing, but it certainly provides a more stable platform than if the ship was tossing back and forth in the waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredAF Posted March 13, 2012 #24 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Actually, the captain announced he was turning the ship to meet up with the Coast Guard. It felt like we may have slowed down slightly but we never stopped. We returned to our normal course and arrived a bit early as the capt had announced before this situation had begun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfcf2trips Posted March 13, 2012 #25 Share Posted March 13, 2012 This looks like the answer to the age old question: "Do I need travel insurance?" It depends on which Travel Insurance you buy. Most Travel Insurance do have emergency medical evacuation, but only when you get to the next port. Meaning, it will not cover the cost of having a helicopter pick you up directly from the ship. I assume that you will need to have Travel Insurance that includes Rescue in order to cover going directly to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.