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Cruise ship recovered five bodies from the sea
On April 21, 2026, the 'Sapphire Princess' carried out a three-hour recovery mission in the western Mediterranean Sea to pull five bodies from the water. The crew observed an orange inflatable lifejacket in the water. The ship altered course t 6 p.m. EST to investigate and, upon arrival on scene, deployed its Fast Rescue Boat. The body of a male, in a purple top and black shorts, was pulled into a lifeboat, covered with canvas, and brought onto the ship. Medical staff examined the body, before taking him to the hold of the ship, and the cruise ship moved off again at 6:59 pm.. At 7:47 p.m. another orange life jacket was spotted, and a second body was brought onto the ship. Later, three more bodies were pulled from the water, before the captain announced the recovery of five bodies was complete. The crew treated the suspected migrants with respect. After completing the search, the ship increased speed and arrived in Cartagena on schedule on April 22. The vessel, with over 3000 passengers on board, was on a 14-day voyage which departed from Civitavecchia on April 19 and was scheduled to terminate in Copenhagen on May 3.
Medevac in Punta Arenas
During the call of the 'Punta Arenas' in Punta Arenas on Jan 24, 2024, a passenger had to be disembarked due to medical complications. The tourist, an adult man, was treated by the cruise ship's medical staff, who were initially in charge of stabilizing him to transfer him to shore. The ship's crew contacted the Puntarenas maritime authority to coordinate the disembarkation of the passenger and his partner, so that they could be transported to a healthcare center in a timely manner. Navy officials waited for the tourists at the Prat dock in Punta Arenas, from where they were transported in an ambulance to the RedSalud Magallanes Clinic. The 'Sapphire Princess' was on a 16-day cruise that began in the Port of San Antonio and is to end in Buenos Aires. Report with photo: https://laprensaaustral.cl/2024/01/25/en-punta-arenas-desembarcan-a-pasajero-del-crucero-sapphire-princess-por-problema-de-salud/
Mdevac off San Diego
The US Coast Guard medically evacuated an 82-year-old man from the 'Sapphire Princess' approximately 270 miles off the San Diego coast on Oct 17, 2022. The ship had contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders requesting a medevac for a man experiencing heart attack symptoms. A Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched to the position, while receiving air support from a Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento HC-27J Spartan airplane aircrew. Once on the scene, the Jayhawk crew hoisted the man and transported him back to Sector San Diego, where San Diego EMS was standing by. The EMS crew transported the patient to Scripps Memorial Hospital Hillcrest in stable condition.
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