Pier rescue in Grand Turk

[Copper10-8]

Great job! :)

 

http://www.cruisecurrents.com/article/14910

[sppunk]

Awesome! Great job Paul and to the HAL and Costa crews!

[catl331]

Bravo!

[Fouremco]

Kudos to Paul Haggerty!

[Ine]

Great job.

[sail7seas]

Excellent.

Thanks for sharing, Copper. :)

[puppycanducruise]

Bravo!

Thanks for sharing.

[bishop84]

Great job! :)

 

http://www.cruisecurrents.com/article/14910

 

Is Mr. Haggerty the same Security Officer who rescued a guest who fell off a pier in Australia or New Zealand a couple of years ago?

Edited December 17, 2013 by bishop84

[Copper10-8]

Is Mr. Haggerty the same Security officer who rescued a guest who fell off a pier in Australia or New Zealand a couple of years ago?

 

One and the same! He's making a habit out of it, plus performed CPR , along with a fellow crew member, on another pax last year and was credited with saving his life

[mamaofami]

Well done. Thanks for telling us about this, John.

[HamOp]

One and the same! He's making a habit out of it, plus performed CPR , along with a fellow crew member, on another pax last year and was credited with saving his life

 

Ok. I want Sully Sullenberger to fly me to the port and Paul Haggerty to be my security officer (sorry Copper, maybe next time):D

[Hlitner]

So, is this a new HAL trend. Passengers falling off perfectly good piers? We are used to fellow HAL passengers "falling asleep" but have yet to see one take the plunge off a pier :)

 

Hank

[Vict0riann]

I couldn't open the article. Am I too late?

[Copper10-8]

Ok. I want Sully Sullenberger to fly me to the port and Paul Haggerty to be my security officer (sorry Copper, maybe next time):D

 

I don't blame ya! ;)

[TiogaCruiser]

I couldn't open the article. Am I too late?

 

I suspect they're just getting a lot of traffic.

[Vict0riann]

Just got it! Interesting story. Thanks.

[serendipity1499]

One and the same! He's making a habit out of it, plus performed CPR , along with a fellow crew member, on another pax last year and was credited with saving his life

 

WOW.. Kudos to Mr. Haggerty..

 

Thanks for sharing this with us Copper 10-8..

 

Cheers..

[Thebes]

Bravo!

[gentlemancruiser]

So, is this a new HAL trend. Passengers falling off perfectly good piers? We are used to fellow HAL passengers "falling asleep" but have yet to see one take the plunge off a pier :)

 

Hank

I was wondering the same thing. Perhaps he tripped and stumbled while walking.

[headhunterke]

I always have great respect for crew. Being crew of a cruiseliner or an aircraft, their jobs are underestimated by many. Not a lot of people realize these hard things are also part of the job.

Bravo for everyone involved!

[luvtwotrvl]

Thank you very much for sharing the link, Copper 10-8.

[innlady1]

Ok. I want Sully Sullenberger to fly me to the port and Paul Haggerty to be my security officer (sorry Copper, maybe next time):D

 

LOL...sounds like a plan to me! :D

[jtl513]

So, is this a new HAL trend. Passengers falling off perfectly good piers?

 

I was wondering the same thing. Perhaps he tripped and stumbled while walking.

My guess: he was backing up and looking up to take a picture of the ship and tripped over something.

[Copper10-8]

I don't know the exact circs as to how this gentleman fell into the water. I know Paul and can certainly find out. The first time Paul saved someone was in New Zealand (Paul is an Aussie, no doubt about that;)) and that (also) elderly passenger was, as has been correctly assumed here, backing up, without knowing/paying attention to his whereabouts, as he was taking pics of some vintage cars parked on/near the pier as part of a car show. When he ran out of real estate, he went in head over heels and Paul, having seen it happen, did not hesitate to go after him, saving that gent's life. Like I said, Paul has a habit of getting involved, having now saved the lives of at least three individuals/passengers that I'm aware of

[Topsham]

My guess: he was backing up and looking up to take a picture of the ship and tripped over something.

 

 

Well it were ain't me that tripped!!!!!!

 

I was on the corner of the aft pool deck of NIEUW AMSTERDAM watching as the COSTA LUMINOSO sailed from the pier at Grand Turk. Got some great photos of the LUMINOSO!

 

 

Stephen