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FRS has cancelled the rotations of the 'Levante Jet' between Algeciras and the autonomous city on March 3, 2025, without specifying the reason for this, FRS has confirmed to the Port of Ceuta on Monday that the departures of its fast-ferry ‘Levante Jet’ have been cancelled for the remainder of the day and it was yet to be confirmed when it will resume its rotations. The suspension of th departures has begun with the first from Ceuta to Algeciras at 12:00 p.m. The shipping company has also cancelled the departure of the 'Levante Jet' at 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., so the departures from Algeciras to Ceuta were affected too.

On Feb 28, 2025, the 'Kalliste', sailing between Tanger-Med and Marseille, requested the medical evacuation of a passenger, while the ferry was sailing 33 nautical miles east of Alicante. The CCS of Salvamento MArítimo in Valencia mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 223 to assist, which hoisted the patient and transferred him to the helipad of the Hospital de la Fe. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1895534966588805529

The US Coast Guard medevaced a passenger. who hjad experienced multiple strokes, from the 'Koningsdam', while the ship was sailing 300 miles off Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Feb 27, 2025. Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received notification on Feb 26 at 2:48 p.m. from the cruise ship, reporting that a 72-year-old man experienced multiple stroke episodes stroke episodes off Hawaii. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac within 20 hours. On Feb 27 at 9 a.m. an HC-130 Hercules airplane and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point rendezvoused with the 'Koningsdam' about 57 miles south of Honolulu. The helicopter hoisted the ailing man from the cruise ship and transported the patient to Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. The man was in stable condition. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4085805/coast-guard-medevacs-cruise-ship-passenger-experiencing-strokes-300-miles-offsh/

On March 2 at 8 a.m., a passenger needed to be medevaced from the 'AIDACosma', en route from Las Palmas to Funchal, while the ship was sailing 45 nautical miles from the Spanish coast. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 204 to take the paitient off. After the sick person was hoisted, he was transferred to shore, where an ambulance was waiting for the further transport to a hospital for medical care on a higher level.

On March 3, the 'Loch Ranza', sailing on the route Tayinloan-Gigha, needed to carry out essential maintenance. As a consequence, a number of sailings had to be cancelled. Affected were the departures from Tayinloan at 12:00 p.m. and the departure from Gigha at 12:30 p.m.. The 2:00 p.m. crossing from Tayinloan remained liable to disruption or cancellation.