ticketsunlimited Posted January 16, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Heading to Bermuda for a medical evacuation of a patient having a heart problem. Prayers are with them. We will be late getting into Bayonne Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwayneb236 Posted January 16, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) Hopefully people wont get all mad and demand something for all their troubles. But they will of course. Hope it all works out ok. Edited January 16, 2019 by dwayneb236 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted January 16, 2019 #3 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Good luck to the passenger with the heart problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boco5 Posted January 16, 2019 #4 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Anthem has been redirected to Bermuda due to a medical emergency. ship will be getting in to Cape Liberty several hours late on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted January 16, 2019 #5 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Is this the same sailing with the broken Air Conditioner? If so I wonder if the heat brought on the heart issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 16, 2019 #6 Share Posted January 16, 2019 36 minutes ago, Iamcruzin said: Is this the same sailing with the broken Air Conditioner? If so I wonder if the heat brought on the heart issue? Yes, same sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpcruiser Posted January 16, 2019 #7 Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, ticketsunlimited said: Heading to Bermuda for a medical evacuation of a patient having a heart problem. Prayers are with them. We will be late getting into Bayonne Friday Why would Anthem divert so far east to Bermuda as opposed to heading west towards the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf2001 Posted January 16, 2019 #8 Share Posted January 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, philpcruiser said: Why would Anthem divert so far east to Bermuda as opposed to heading west towards the US? The last port was St. Kitts, so it would be taking a more easterly route back to New York bringing it closer to Bermuda than the coast of the U.S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 16, 2019 #9 Share Posted January 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, philpcruiser said: Why would Anthem divert so far east to Bermuda as opposed to heading west towards the US? Because the Captain and medical personnel decided it was best for the patient. My guess is that they were probably pretty far east when the person got ill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted January 16, 2019 #10 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) Well wishes to the patient and their family. Wonder if if they will air lift the pastiest and family. It take a long while to get into and out of the port as you navigate around the reefs. Edited January 17, 2019 by BirdTravels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Babe Posted January 17, 2019 #11 Share Posted January 17, 2019 My thoughts and prayers go out to the patient and his/her family. I could not imagine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecslady Posted January 17, 2019 #12 Share Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Iamcruzin said: Is this the same sailing with the broken Air Conditioner? If so I wonder if the heat brought on the heart issue? I've been following the No AC thread, and I'm wondering the same. I certainly hope it is non-related. But I know I wouldn't do well in a cabin of temps 80+ and I am healthy. Can't imagine what it would be like for those with some health conditions. Edited January 17, 2019 by ecslady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolptnr Posted January 17, 2019 #13 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Wow...hope everything turns out OK for the sick passenger. Have they given any word on an arrival time in NJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpcruiser Posted January 17, 2019 #14 Share Posted January 17, 2019 40 minutes ago, timf2001 said: The last port was St. Kitts, so it would be taking a more easterly route back to New York bringing it closer to Bermuda than the coast of the U.S. Understood. Now it makes sense.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketsunlimited Posted January 17, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted January 17, 2019 They were over 100 miles closer to Bermuda than Florida so they headed east. We will anchor just outside the channel. A boat from shore is picking up the patient and a ship nurse. The nurse will escort the patient to the ambulance and then get back on the boat. When the nurse gets back on anthem we will depart and head back to Bayonne. I am glad we are still moving towards Bermuda because that means the patient is still with us. Prayers are with our fellow passenger. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torbs Posted January 17, 2019 #16 Share Posted January 17, 2019 thoughts and prayers for sure. looks like you are still doing 22kts with still some time to get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketsunlimited Posted January 17, 2019 Author #17 Share Posted January 17, 2019 It is so weird to be on our sky loft deck looking at Bermuda in total silence. We are just floating in the middle of the ocean waiting for the nurse to come back. It was very sad to watch them transfer the stretcher into the pilot boat. I must say it was a very impressive feat as we were still moving quite fast when they did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irisheileen Posted January 17, 2019 #18 Share Posted January 17, 2019 On the Anthem praying for the patient. I believe we are starting to move. 11pm ship time (Bayonne time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted January 17, 2019 #19 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Thoughts and prayers to the ill passenger.Anthem = one issue after another Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted January 17, 2019 #20 Share Posted January 17, 2019 We did something similar on an Anthem cruise last February. If course some us wanted a full port stop to do some shopping. Btw family members are seldom evacuated with the I'll passenger because there usually isn't room for them on the evacuation vessel or helicopter. Medical person goes with patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketsunlimited Posted January 17, 2019 Author #21 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Not moving at all. Engines aren’t even running. Can here the water splashing off the back of the ship. Return of the nurse has not even happen and not a boat light in sight. Just the green and red buoys flickering in the distance. Very eerie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibartola Posted January 17, 2019 #22 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Let us know when you get more details...my parents are on your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted January 17, 2019 #23 Share Posted January 17, 2019 17 hours ago, ticketsunlimited said: Heading to Bermuda for a medical evacuation of a patient having a heart problem. Prayers are with them. We will be late getting into Bayonne Friday It happened to us last January on our 12 niter to the Caribbean. Happened 3 different times (Halifax, St John and off Connecticut) on our August 9 nite NE/Canada cruise. It was interesting to see Pax Medivac off the Connecticut (?) coast as he/she needed blood transfusion Guess it's expected based on the demographic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketsunlimited Posted January 17, 2019 Author #24 Share Posted January 17, 2019 KIt is so weird to be on our sky loft deck looking at Bermuda in total silence. We are just floating in the middle of the ocean waiting for the nurse to come back. It was very sad to watch them transfer the stretcher into the pilot boat. I must say it was a very impressive feat as we were still moving quite fast when they did it. Just got a code alpha, alpha, alpha. Can’t be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare xpcdoojk Posted January 17, 2019 #25 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I think passengers have medical issues doesn’t have much to do with a “cursed” ship. I think I have heard alpha calls on every cruise I have been on. Cruises at this time of the year are filled with people beyond the age of high school. Now in this case with the AC issues who knows if that is causal. Most likely not, but I am sure some “fine” lawyers will try to cash in on the otherwise side. jc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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