GNV CRISTAL

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Medevac off off the Pyrénées-Orientales

On March 1, 2024, a critical medical emergency unfolded on the 'GNV Cristal' necessitating a swift and coordinated rescue operation off the coast of Pyrénées-Orientales. A 75-year-old passenger exhibiting severe heart condition symptoms was airlifted to safety. The situation escalated when the ferry, en route from the port of Sète to Tangier, signaled for immediate assistance from the CROSS Med off the Pyrénées-Orientales, The decision to evacuate was promptly made following a doctor's recommendation. The rescue operation saw the deployment of the civil security helicopter, Dragon 66. The crew managed to stabilize and transport the patient to the Perpignan hospital,

Medevac from ferry

The 'GNV Cristal', with a doctor on board, requested the medical evacuation of a 55-year-old male passenger on Feb 2, 2024, en route from Tanger Med to Sète. The CCS Tarragona mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 221, which hoisted the patient and took him to the helisurface of the port of Barcelona, where an ambulance was waiting to take him to the Juan XXIII Hospital for further treatement.

Hundreds of passengers stranded on disabled ferry

The shipping company SNAV launched a special device to care for nearly 800 passengers of the "Sardegna" in the port of Cartagena after the ferry docked at the Pier St. Lucia on Sep 6, 2016, at 9.15 p.m. following an engine faulure. The ship was disabled off the coast of Cartagena and towed into port by two tugs. It was sailing from Tangier to Genoa, with a stopover in Barcelona. Almost all passengers were Moroccan who were returning with their cars and belongings to European towns after spending holidays in their homeland. Minutes after the arrival of the ship in port maritime authorities and the shipping company were mobilized to assess the situation and initiate an evacuation plan so that the passengers would reach their destinations as soon as possible due to the inability to reorganize the trip on another vessel of similar size. Around midnight it was decided that about 50 passengers sailing without a car could continue the trip to Barcelona on a bus and the rest in their cars, escorted by the local police. But the plans were canceled early next morning by the refusal of most of the passengers to leave the ship in order to obtain assurances from the SNAV regarding refunds of their tickets and payment of compensation for unforeseen expenses such as tolls on highways. Meanwhile most of the passengers have left the ship bound to Barcelona. Spanish report with photo: http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/cartagena/201609/07/atraca-barco-averiado-pasajeros-20160907013915-v.html