QUEEN MARY 2

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Medevac from Queen Mary 2 to Queen Elizabeth hospital

A patient was airlifted to hospital after a medical incident onboard the 'Queen Mary 2' in the Firth of Forth on Sep 1 at around 9 p.m. An HM Coastguard helicopter from Prestwick was circling above the cruise ship south of Kinghorn to conduct the medical evacuation and transported the casualty to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

Fire on cruise ship quickly tackled

On APril 4, 2024, at 6 a.m. a fire broke out on the 'Queen Mary 2', en route from Colombo to Port Louis on the Indian Ocean. Passengers were confined to their cabins, but could still smell smoke. The crew dealt with the blaze quickly. The ship berthed in Port Louis on April 5 at 4 a.m. UTC and sailed again at 4.30 p.m., headed to Durban with an ETA as of April 9.

Medevac off Nantucket

The Coast Guard Sector Southeast New England received a notification on Jan 4, 2023, regarding an 82-year-old passenger with a suspected pulmonary embolism aboard the 'Queen Mary II' 85 miles southeast of Nantucket. The ship was en route from New York to Southampton, UK, with an ETA as of Jan 11. A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod was launched and safely hoisted and transferred the passenger to Hanscom Air Force Base to be taken by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital for further treatment. Report with video: https://www.nantucketcurrent.com/watch-coast-guard-rescues-cruise-ship-passenger-off-nantucket