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Medevac off Gibraltar

On Dec 11, 2023, the SAR boat 'Salvamar Denébola' carried out the medical evacuation of a passenger, whoi had fallen ill, from the 'Costa Firenze', en route from Valencia to Arrecife with an ETA as of Dec 13, eight nautical miles east of Gibraltar. The patiemt was taken to the port of El Saladillo, where an ambulance was waiting for the further transport to a hospital for medical care on a higher level.

Medevac near Zirku Island

The National Search and Rescue Centre in Abu Dhabi medevaced a passenger in his 70s from the 'Costa Firenze' near Zirku Island after reports on his ailing condition early on Jan 19, 2022. The centre received a report from the captain of the ship about the man’s condition. An aircraft was dispatched to the scene to hoist the patient and transfer the man from the ship to the Al Ruwais Hospital. Report with photo: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/emergencies/uae-70-year-old-airlifted-from-cruise-ship-after-falling-ill

Medevac off Capo Figari

On Aug 21, 2021, the SAR boat 'CP 894' was tasked to assist a 76-year-old Italian passenger of the 'Costa Firene' whoc had been injured in a fall on board while the ship was sailing off the Sardinian coast. He had suffered multiple fractures in the shoulder and one arm. The patrol boat with medical staff on board headed towards the cruise ship which had left Cagliari destined to Savona, but had reversed to meet the patrol boat - the man was transferred to the patrol boat about 15 miles east of Capo Figari. After the first medical treatment, the man was medevaced and taken to the port of Golfo Aranci, where an ambulance immediately transported him to the hospital in Olbia.