richsea Posted March 5, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I just saw on the site not to be mentioned here, that Regal Princess just diverted course and successfully rescued two people from the water from a downed aircraft. Reportedly both are well, & Regal is back on schedule to arrive in St. Thomas. Great job! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 5, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obnurse Posted March 5, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Wow! Its wonderful to hear such GOOD news!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybathens Posted March 5, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I took a video if you search regalprincess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsea Posted March 5, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted March 5, 2019 30 minutes ago, johnnybathens said: I took a video if you search regalprincess Great job! Thanks for the video. So nice to have a happy outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 5, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Somebody was watching over them. 🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted March 5, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 5, 2019 A friend is on that sailing and I saw his news of it. Hopefully he will come on and post his pictures... As Colo Cruiser said, somebody was indeed watching over them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRLess Posted March 5, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 5, 2019 43 minutes ago, Host CJSKIDS said: A friend is on that sailing and I saw his news of it. Hopefully he will come on and post his pictures... As Colo Cruiser said, somebody was indeed watching over them. I'm here! What an amazing job the Captain and crew did today. Capt Stringer came on the PA around 12:30 statinng "Man Overboard" at first, but I guess this is the way they get the rescue crew to muster. We altered our course and made it to the area in about 45 minutes to where the USCG C-130 was searching. The Capt gave us an update every 15 minutes. Finally, when we were is the search area the ships horn sounded indicating that a raft was spotted. The ship slowed and turned and the high speed rescue craft was launched. Two survivors of the plane crash were brought aboard the rescue craft and brought back to the ship. The rescue crew then went to retrieve the life raft so that it was not mistaken left floating at sea. Capt Stinger and his crew deserve a ton of credit for their professionalism. On a side note, the only bizzare thing of this whole situation...we are all standing at the railing looking for signs of life, with the Captain giving us updates every 15 minutes. You would think that all other use of the PA system would be suspended....Nope....the Art folks felt it was very important to make sure EVERYONE knew there was a big art auction beginning soon. I hope Capt Stringer has that person Keel Hauled for such a stupid announcement during a very serious situation. 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 5, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Thanks for the update Chris. Enjoy the rest of your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted March 5, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Saw the video on Vicki's blog. We had a similar situation last September where a sailboat was sinking fast. The ship rescued 6 people and boy, were they given the royal treatment onboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metairiegal Posted March 5, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Just saw the news on our local South Florida tv station. Good job, Regal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmak8 Posted March 5, 2019 #12 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Cheers for all involved in the rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB827 Posted March 5, 2019 #13 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Amazing. No wonder my Carnival stock went up today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted March 5, 2019 #14 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Just heard about this on the evening news. Glad the Regal was close and able to save the people from the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 6, 2019 #15 Share Posted March 6, 2019 NBC Nightly News just had this excellent report along with news that a NCL ship leaving New York a day or so ago encountered hurricane force winds and experienced some unusual listing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemis12 Posted March 6, 2019 #16 Share Posted March 6, 2019 2 hours ago, CRLess said: I On a side note, the only bizzare thing of this whole situation...we are all standing at the railing looking for signs of life, with the Captain giving us updates every 15 minutes. You would think that all other use of the PA system would be suspended....Nope....the Art folks felt it was very important to make sure EVERYONE knew there was a big art auction beginning soon. I hope Capt Stringer has that person Keel Hauled for such a stupid announcement during a very serious situation. Somewhere there’s a person who is a little bit miffed that the art auction on their cruise was interfered with 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom33 Posted March 6, 2019 #17 Share Posted March 6, 2019 5 hours ago, johnnybathens said: I took a video if you search regalprincess Thanks for the video and glad to see the people were rescued safely.🙌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted March 6, 2019 #18 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Thanks Chris for coming on!! It must have been something to see. Thankfully the Regal was able to save them. Crazy to hear that they talked about the art auction. Guess not everyone was interested in watching what was going on outside. Hope you and Brenda are having the greatest time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted March 6, 2019 #19 Share Posted March 6, 2019 What HAPPY News! Wonderful Regal Princess was able to make this rescue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtjosh02 Posted March 6, 2019 #20 Share Posted March 6, 2019 3 hours ago, CRLess said: I'm here! What an amazing job the Captain and crew did today. Capt Stringer came on the PA around 12:30 statinng "Man Overboard" at first, but I guess this is the way they get the rescue crew to muster. We altered our course and made it to the area in about 45 minutes to where the USCG C-130 was searching. The Capt gave us an update every 15 minutes. Finally, when we were is the search area the ships horn sounded indicating that a raft was spotted. The ship slowed and turned and the high speed rescue craft was launched. Two survivors of the plane crash were brought aboard the rescue craft and brought back to the ship. The rescue crew then went to retrieve the life raft so that it was not mistaken left floating at sea. Capt Stinger and his crew deserve a ton of credit for their professionalism. On a side note, the only bizzare thing of this whole situation...we are all standing at the railing looking for signs of life, with the Captain giving us updates every 15 minutes. You would think that all other use of the PA system would be suspended....Nope....the Art folks felt it was very important to make sure EVERYONE knew there was a big art auction beginning soon. I hope Capt Stringer has that person Keel Hauled for such a stupid announcement during a very serious situation. We are also onboard and found that very strange. Amazing professionalism by the Captain and crew! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted March 6, 2019 #21 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Thanks for the pictures Josh. It’s great to hear more about the rescue. And thanks again for the picture with Jovie, really made my night!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted March 10, 2019 #22 Share Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) We were on board Regal Princess too. The Captain and crew did such a wonderful job. I can't believe how fast they were found. On the ship's TV they had a 11 minute interview with the Captain (one other officer) and the two men. The men said that their air plane lost oil pressure and the engine seized. Their plane had a parachute . ( i never knew that a plane could have one). They put on their life jackets, and parachute opened and the plane made a hard landing on the water. They both then were able to get out of the plane and get into the raft. They were not hurt. It was unbelievable. I hope other who were on board with me will post more about the TV interview. Edited March 10, 2019 by geocruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 10, 2019 #23 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 minute ago, geocruiser said: We were on board Regal Princess too. The Captain and crew did such a wonderful job. I can't believe haw fast they were found. On the ship's TV they had a 11 minute interview with the Captain (one other officer) and the two men. The men said that their air plane lost oil pressure and the engine seized. Their plane had a parachute . ( i never knew that a plane could have one). They put on their life jackets, and parachute opened and the plane made a hard landing on the water. They both then were able to get out of the plane and get into the raft. They were not hurt. It was unbelievable. I hope other who were on board with me will post more about the TV interview. I kind of thought they had that parachute safety system when I read they survived. It is used on smaller aircraft in the private sector. Pretty expensive but well worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Yoda Posted March 12, 2019 #24 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) Princess posted that video including interviews with Captain Stringer and the rescuees on their FB page https://www.facebook.com/PrincessCruises/videos/2523289131075847/ Edited March 12, 2019 by Ferd Berfle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Yoda Posted March 12, 2019 #25 Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 3:05 PM, Colo Cruiser said: I kind of thought they had that parachute safety system when I read they survived. It is used on smaller aircraft in the private sector. Pretty expensive but well worth it. Parachute is standard equipment on Cirrus light aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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