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Medevac off Aguadilla
An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter of the US Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation of a passenger from the 'Celebrity Apex' in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 140 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Nov 2. A 64-year-old woman, U.S. citizen, was experiencing an abdominal medical emergency which required a higher level of medical care ashore. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan received a communication from the vessel on the morning, notifying the medical emergency and requesting a medical evacuation. Watchstanders coordinated arrangements and directed the launch of a helicopter from the Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen. Once on scene, the aircrew deployed a rescue swimmer aboard the cruise ship, who used a rescue basket to hoist the patient, her spouse and the cruise ship nurse aboard the aircraft. They were transported to the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where awaiting local emergency medical service personnel received and transported her to the local “Centro Medico” Hospital. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3982875/coast-guard-medically-evacuates-us-passenger-from-celebrity-apex-cruise-ship-ne/
Cruise ship rescued seven migrants in Caribbean Sea
The 'Celebrity Apex' rescued a group of seven people between Cuba and Mexico frin a small vessel adrift and in need of assistance on April 1, 2024. The ship’s crew immediately launched a rescue operation, safely bringing the people onboard. The crew provided them with medical attention, and was working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard. The ship had departed from Fort Lauderdale for a week-long cruise with stops in Key West, Belize, Cozumel, Mexico and Grand Cayman on March 30.
Cruise ship skipped calls in Israel due to violence in the region
After the Hamas' attack on Israel, the 'Celebrity Apex' changed its itinerary due to safety concerns over the violence in the region and altered course to Cyprus instead visiting Haifa on Oct 8 and Ashdod on Oct 9. The ship was sailing a 10-night-roundtrip from Piraeus which set off on Oct 6 and spend Oct 7 on sea now and offered an overnight call in Limassol on Oct 8 and 9.
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