Edge Class Ships Medical Evacuations

[kabmab]

We saw several med evacuations on our early cruises many years ago, but have had none during sea time for years.  Currently on Ascent TA, wonder how they handle since it's seven days until land?

[cruisestitch]

They may make an unscheduled diversion to a nearby island, they may be close enough to some land that a helicopter can do an evacuation, and they may be able to rendezvous with some other ship.  On at least one occasion, a patient was transferred to a U.S. Navy medical ship. Every situation is different.

[D. B.]

23 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

Are you sure you are thinking of edge class ships hcat?  This kind of event definitely happens on m and S class vessels.

We were on one of the first voyages of Edge and we Did have a helipad railway.

[hcat]

19 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

What you described? Definitely takes place on S class ships. I don’t think it happens on E class but I can’t be sure of that. Only sure that it absolutely yes happens on S class.  Here are some people exiting that hatch and a view of a helipad.  

 

 

yes, I was in error... this is  the set up I recall.

 

When pinksandgirl posted

BEYOND helipad pic earlier I knew for sure we never partied there!  A diff area...once watched staff do main out there..

 

[hcat]

3 hours ago, D. B. said:

We were on one of the first voyages of Edge and we Did have a helipad railway.

oh no..now I am truly confused ..We were on 2 very early EDGE cruises .

 

Just hope we never have to face the bucket evac!

[D. B.]

13 minutes ago, hcat said:

oh no..now I am truly confused ..We were on 2 very early EDGE cruises .

 

Just hope we never have to face the bucket evac!

I meant SAILAWAY but autocorrect changed it to railway.

  Nothing to do with an evacuation.

[SkystheLimit]

All I know is I hope the patient is sedated because that winch ride looks terrifying!

 

[mauimary]

7 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

They may make an unscheduled diversion to a nearby island, they may be close enough to some land that a helicopter can do an evacuation, and they may be able to rendezvous with some other ship.  On at least one occasion, a patient was transferred to a U.S. Navy medical ship. Every situation is different.

Last year on  the Beyond Transatlantic we did all three of these evacuations. We backtracked to get close enough to Bermuda for the coast guard to come out by boat.  We also backtracked to Gibraltar for an air evac.