HarpHarp Posted September 13, 2011 #1 Share Posted September 13, 2011 After a spectacular sail past Ground Zero, they had more excitement. http://www.cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1403445 Portsmouth--The Coast Guard medevaced a passenger off the cruise ship Carnival Miracle in the Chesapeake Bay on Monday. A crewmember aboard the Miracle contacted the Coast Guard base in Delaware Bay around 6 a.m. and said there was a 74-year-old man aboard experiencing breathing problems and in need of a medevac. The Coast Guard launched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City to rendezvous with the ship. The helicopter took the man and the ship’s physician to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital around 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobiemom Posted September 14, 2011 #2 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Great job Coast Guard! I hope the man is alright. I do have a question: When the ship's physician accompanies the patient, is there another doctor onboard? How many doctors are on the ship at one time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely_Star Posted September 29, 2011 #3 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Can someone please tell me if the Miracle still went to Bermuda on this sailing, in spite of Maria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted September 29, 2011 #4 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Can someone please tell me if the Miracle still went to Bermuda on this sailing, in spite of Maria? Miracle did go to Bermuda on the 9/11 cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwg49 Posted September 29, 2011 #5 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Can someone please tell me if the Miracle still went to Bermuda on this sailing, in spite of Maria? Yes we did! The seas were a little rough going down...we had a perfect day Wednesday, and then Maria hit Thursday, leaving us with tremendous heat and humidity on Friday! It was a great cruise, except of course for those that got sick. There was the medivac, as well as a woman taken off just before we left Bermuda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely_Star Posted September 30, 2011 #6 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Yes we did! The seas were a little rough going down...we had a perfect day Wednesday, and then Maria hit Thursday, leaving us with tremendous heat and humidity on Friday! It was a great cruise, except of course for those that got sick. There was the medivac, as well as a woman taken off just before we left Bermuda. Thank you...so Wednesday was nice, Thursday rainy and Friday hot as heck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo31 Posted October 1, 2011 #7 Share Posted October 1, 2011 kudos to the Coast Guard....had to add my 2 cents as my daughter is stationed in Ohio in the Coast Guard....you usually dont hear much about the coasties but they do an awful lot to protect our country. I hope this gentleman is o.k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiancruiser13 Posted October 1, 2011 #8 Share Posted October 1, 2011 After a spectacular sail past Ground Zero, they had more excitement. http://www.cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1403445 Portsmouth--The Coast Guard medevaced a passenger off the cruise ship Carnival Miracle in the Chesapeake Bay on Monday. A crewmember aboard the Miracle contacted the Coast Guard base in Delaware Bay around 6 a.m. and said there was a 74-year-old man aboard experiencing breathing problems and in need of a medevac. The Coast Guard launched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City to rendezvous with the ship. The helicopter took the man and the ship’s physician to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital around 11am. I'm just wondering if anyone on board were able to get any pictures of the Medivac? Great job to the US Coast Guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggerman101 Posted October 1, 2011 #9 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I'm just wondering if anyone on board were able to get any pictures of the Medivac? Great job to the US Coast Guard. Ask and you shall receive..... They woke us up early with an announcement from the CD. The announcement went into all cabins and not just the public areas. They told us about the emergency and said that a helicopter would be there in about 10 minutes. They said they were clearing out the area on the back of the Lido. We were in an Aft Wrap Suite on Deck 4 . These was taken from there. They lowered a man down to the deck, then the basket and finally drew them both back up. The ship slowed down a bit, but did not come close to stopping. It was a pretty quick process and they were gone soon after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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