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Boy who was medevaced is back on board

The family of the 8-year-old Daniel Jiang, who was airlifted from the 'Royal Princess' due to a medical emergency was able to resume their family vacation when their ship docked in Los Angeles. The boy was on a two-week trip from Vancouver to Hawaii with his mother and brother when he began to feel sick. As the boy’s condition worsened, it was eventually discovered he was suffering from appendicitis which would require emergency surgery. Far from their next stop and with foggy conditions proving to be challenging for the crew of the Royal Princess, the U.S. Coast Guard was called to the scene to airlift Daniel and his family to a hospital so he could undergo emergency appendix surgery, which was a success and on Sep 28, after he was given the medical “all-clear,” he and his brother and mother were able to continue their cruise to Hawaii by re-boarding the 'Royal Princess' in Los Angeles. Coincidentally, the resumption of their cruise also coincided with Daniel’s birthday. The family was “greeted with an outpouring of excitement and warm wishes from the crew” when they stepped back onto the cruise ship.

Medevac off Eureka

A US Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuated an 8-year-old boy from the 'Royal Princess' approximately 20 miles west of Eureka on Sep 25, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received notification at approximately 7 a.m. from Sector Columbia River relaying a request from the 'Royal Princess', stating that the boy was diagnosed with appendicitis and needed to be medevaced. Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders then coordinated the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter around 8 a.m. The helicopter arrived on-scene, hoisted the boy along with his family aboard and transferred him to emergency medical services at Saint Joseph Hospital in Eureka around 9:40 a.m. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3916380/coast-guard-medevacs-8-year-old-boy-from-cruise-ship-near-eureka/

Medevac in Cape Ommaney

A US Coast Guard aircrew medevaced apassenger of the 'Royal Princess' in Cape Ommaney, Alaska, in the evening of May 31, 2023. Coast Guard watchstanders in Juneau received the initial medevac request from the cruise ship at 8:52 p.m., reporting that the passenger was experiencing medical complications. An Air Station Sitka aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene at 11:14 p.m., hoisted the 57-year-old man, and transported him to awaiting EMS in Sitka. On-scene conditions at the time of the medevac included 5-mile visibility, winds at 15 mph and 3-foot seas.