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Two cruise ships hit by gastrointestinal outbreaks

Two cruise ships, the 'Eurodam' and the 'Nautica' have reported gastrointestinal outbreaks early in the new year. The 'Eurodam', carrying 2,900 passengers and crew members, saw 86 passengers, or 4%, and eight crew members contract norovirus during its southern Caribbean voyage. The ship returned to Port Everglades on Jan 8, 2025, and has implemented isolation and deep cleaning. The 'Nautica', with just over 1,000 people on board, reported 15 passengers and 16 crew members experiencing similar symptoms. Both ships were following protocols to prevent further spread of the virus.

Search for man who was lost over board suspended

The US Coast Guard started searching for a missing 31-year-old crew member who was last seen aboard the 'Eurodam' near Juneau in the night of Aug 8, 2022. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received notification from the cruise ship at 10:45 p.m. that a person was missing and had potentially gone overboard. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders dispatched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Juneau at 11:05 p.m. The crew arrived on scene at approximately 11:15 p.m. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders launched an Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew at about 12:03 a.m. The aircrew arrived on scene at approximately 12:40 a.m. Search efforts to locate the missing man were stopped in the afternoon of Aug 9. A review of closed-circuit TV footage indicated the man likely went overboard intentionally.

Medevac near Duke Island

The US Coast Guard medevaced a man in the night of June 5, 2022, from the 'Eurodam' south of Duke Island, Alaska. The Coast Guard received the initial request for the medevac at 6:30 p.m. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka was deployed for the medevac. The helicopter crew arrived on scene with Eurodam at about 10 p.m. at Dixon Entrance, about 30 miles south of Duke Island. The crew lowered a rescue swimmer and a rescue litter before hoisting the patient to the aircraft. The man was experiencing symptoms of heart problems. The crew flew him to Ketchikan, where he was placed in the care of a Guardian Flight aircraft crew for transport to a higher level of medical care in Bellingham, Washington.