Passengers aboard the cruise ship Silver Whisper witnessed an emotional rescue operation in the Pacific Ocean after the vessel responded to a distress call involving a disabled yacht with an injured crew member onboard.
The rescue took place during Silver Whisper’s current 24-day Transpacific, Reposition Spring voyage from Papeete to Vancouver.
The cruise ship Sapphire Princess was forced to change course during the current western Mediterranean voyage after a routine watch turned into a deeply distressing situation for everyone onboard.
Late in the afternoon on April 21, a crew member spotted an orange object drifting in the water and immediately raised the alarm. What was first believed to be a possible “man overboard” quickly escalated into a full response. The bridge team ordered the ship to turn around and investigate, with the object later identified as a lifejacket.
Carnival Legend crew stepped into action this week after spotting a sailboat in distress while sailing from Galveston to Cozumel.
According to reports, the rescue at sea happened Tuesday night in the Gulf, when the ship’s crew noticed emergency flares coming from a nearby sailboat. Without hesitation, a rescue boat was launched to investigate.
A crew member onboard the Spirit of Adventure operated by Saga Cruises was evacuated by helicopter after falling ill while the ship was sailing off the coast of Spain.
Two passengers aboard the cruise ship Pacific World, operated by Peace Boat, were evacuated at sea on March 23 after suffering serious medical conditions during a voyage from Singapore to Taiwan.
The Vietnamese Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (VMSMC) confirmed that the emergency operation was carried out swiftly, ensuring both individuals received urgent medical care ashore.
A 64-year-old British passenger aboard Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship Star of the Seas, required urgent medical evacuation while the ship was sailing a 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise from Port Canaveral.
According to a post from U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan, the rescue took place approximately 200 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, after the ship reported that a passenger was experiencing a serious medical emergency.
Passengers aboard the MSC Seashore experienced a tense moment early Tuesday after a report suggested that a male passenger had fallen overboard. The incident, however, was later determined to be a false alarm.
The alert came shortly after the ship departed Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the private island destination of MSC Cruises in the Bahamas. The vessel had spent the day docked at the island as part of a four-night Bahamas cruise.
Crew members aboard MSC Divina assisted in the rescue of a boat in distress late last night while the cruise ship was sailing near Roatán, Honduras, according to information shared by a crew member onboard.
The rescue was reported after the ship departed the Honduran port when the captain made a public announcement over the vessel’s public address system informing guests and crew that a distress signal had been received from a nearby boat.
A passenger aboard the MSC World America was medically evacuated today by the U.S. Coast Guard after suffering a serious medical emergency while the ship was sailing in the Caribbean, according to information shared with Crew Center by a crew member onboard.
The incident occurred while the vessel was en route from Cozumel to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
A crew member aboard a TUI Cruises ship required an urgent medical evacuation shortly after the vessel departed from Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
