GNV ATLAS

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Ailing Moroccan medevaced from ferry

A Moroccan national suffered a cardiac arrest on the 'GNV Atlas' on July 13, while the ship was en route from Barcelona to the port of Beni Ansar on July 13, 2025, and needed to be medevaced. The crew sent a distress call to the Moroccan authorities. A joint coordination between the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Health enabled the emergency dispatch of a Moroccan medical helicopter from one of the nearby air bases. It landed on the ship's deck. The medical team accompanying the helicopter provided first aid to the sick man. The patient was then transferred on board the aircraft and taken to one of the hospitals in Nador, where he was received by a medical team for the necessary examinations and treatment. The ferry continued on its way with an ETA as of July 16. Report with photo: https://www.bladi.net/maroc-mre-evacue-helicoptere-malaise-mer,115775.html

Ferry located migrant boat

On Nov 8, 2022, at around 8 a.m. the 'GNV Atlas' located a small boat e nroute from Tanger Med to Sète and notified Salvamento Marítimo. The SAR boat 'Salvamar Algenib' was mobilized from the MRCC in Almería and rescued 17 men of North African origin some 47 miles east of Cabo de Gata (Almería), from where its occupants had set course for the fishing port of Almeria. Accompanied by a Red Cross boat, the migrants were transferred aboard the SAR ship, which took them to the port of Almería, where they have been attended by Red Cross volunteers.

Medevac in Balearic Sea

A pregnant passenger needed to be medevaced from the 'GNV Atlas', en route from Tanger-Med to Barcelona, in the night of June 22, 2022. Salvamento Marítimo tasked the SAR helicopter Helimer 223 to hoist the patient. The woman was transferred to La Fe Hospital in Valencia.