Helicopter Medivac Video - Crown Princess June 12, 2014

[Cruiser_RedHead]

My husband took a video of a crew member being medically evacuated by the US Coast Guard on June 12, 2014 from the Crown Princess in Glacier Bay.

 

You can find it on my blog:

http://crownprincessalaska.blogspot.ca/

Edited June 26, 2014 by Cruiser_RedHead

[Colo Cruiser]

Great video, thanks for posting.

[Thrak]

Nice. I wonder if Princess paid for it all or if the crew member was on the hook for the cost. Aside from the medical aspect it looked fun.

[Happy2cruise]

Thanks for sharing!

[PathfinderEss]

Thanks for posting.

[Woobstr112G]

Interesting video. Thanks for posting.....:):):)

 

Bob

[Marieze]

Very interesting, awesome video! Thank you for sharing that!

 

 

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[Pam in CA]

Nice. I wonder if Princess paid for it all or if the crew member was on the hook for the cost. Aside from the medical aspect it looked fun.

Princess pays.

[custompcsys]

Aside from the medical aspect it looked fun.

 

The CG makes it look easy because they are very good at it. In reality even a routine medevac like this is quite dangerous. There are a hundred different things that could go wrong, from a problem with the winch to a sudden wind gust.

[KirkNC]

Thanks for the video link!

[cougaraz]

Awesome video!! Even accounting for the fact that conditions looked to be ideal for flight operations, the Coast Guard made it look easy, no doubt about the fact that they are total pros. Hope the crew member was okay.

[notentirelynormal]

Amazing!

[onefine89]

Great video capture of the incident............you never know what can happen on a cruise! The Coast Guard is fantastic and pros at what they do!

[RetiredNTraveling]

Thank you so much for posting the great video! It answers a lot of unasked questions about what might happen if (????).

[lovevacadays]

Fantastic! Thank you for posting.

[cdnguy]

I was on the same cruise and must have been standing right beside your husband in the Skywalkers Lounge. I took the exact same pictures and thought someone might be posting here.

Didn't know it was a crew member. At the Captain's circle party the Capt. Mentioned the individual was OK.

 

That light beside the helicopter is a reflection of the pot light in the ceiling.

 

BTW there's a picture of the most travelled passenger on that cruise. We were the 3rd most travelled.

Edited June 28, 2014 by cdnguy

[dylandog25]

yes try telling that to a lady on a cruise last year who was truly ticked off because she had to leave her cabin while the evacuation was taking place I would not have been very polite to her if I had heard the comment she complained bitterly to all around her my husband heard it

[Astro Flyer]

yes try telling that to a lady on a cruise last year who was truly ticked off because she had to leave her cabin while the evacuation was taking place I would not have been very polite to her if I had heard the comment she complained bitterly to all around her my husband heard it

It amazes me when hearing so many say they go on their balcony or other restricted areas to watch a medevac operation. I never did a medevac from a ship but having a career flying helicopters know that it's important to follow instructions for the safety of the operation.

 

I enjoyed viewing the USCG's operation & the OP filmed from a safe location but many other passengers ignore instructions which could endanger a medevac operation. :mad:

[tgmg00a]

I am just off the Star and the entire cruise I kept trying to figure out where they would land a helicopter for a med-a-vac. Well this answered my question and from the video it looks like they dropped the hoist on the platform on the bow above the bridge outside of the fitness center windows on the sports deck. We found this on our last day but the most forward area was closed off. Now I know what is used for.

 

Thanks for sharing the video.

[Astro Flyer]

I am just off the Star and the entire cruise I kept trying to figure out where they would land a helicopter for a med-a-vac. Well this answered my question and from the video it looks like they dropped the hoist on the platform on the bow above the bridge outside of the fitness center windows on the sports deck. We found this on our last day but the most forward area was closed off. Now I know what is used for.

 

Some cruise lines have a helipad on the bow of the ship but in many situations it's safer to hover & lower a crewmember onto the ship to attach the victim & to hoist them onto the helicopter to medevac a patient.

Edited June 30, 2014 by Astro Flyer

[A.stew12305]

I was curious, so I did a search and found this about the crew member.

 

http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2178822/Coast-Guard-medevacs-cruise-ship-crewmember-near-Glacier-Bay-Alaska