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Fire on cruise ship quickly tackled
On APril 4, 2024, at 6 a.m. a fire broke out on the 'Queen Mary 2', en route from Colombo to Port Louis on the Indian Ocean. Passengers were confined to their cabins, but could still smell smoke. The crew dealt with the blaze quickly. The ship berthed in Port Louis on April 5 at 4 a.m. UTC and sailed again at 4.30 p.m., headed to Durban with an ETA as of April 9.
Medevac off Nantucket
The Coast Guard Sector Southeast New England received a notification on Jan 4, 2023, regarding an 82-year-old passenger with a suspected pulmonary embolism aboard the 'Queen Mary II' 85 miles southeast of Nantucket. The ship was en route from New York to Southampton, UK, with an ETA as of Jan 11. A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod was launched and safely hoisted and transferred the passenger to Hanscom Air Force Base to be taken by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital for further treatment. Report with video: https://www.nantucketcurrent.com/watch-coast-guard-rescues-cruise-ship-passenger-off-nantucket
Stop in New York skipped to bring in more staff
Carnival Corp’s Cunard unit said on on Dec 29 that the 'Queen Mary 2' will skip a scheduled stop at New York and instead extend its stay in Barbados until Jan. 2, 2022, to bring in more staffers. The decision to add more crew members was explained as a precautionary measure, but the company did not expand on why it needed more workers on the ship. The vessel was among the more than 85 ships the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating for onboard COVID-19 cases. The ship left Southampton on Dec. 13 and will sail back to the United Kingdom after its stay in Barbados to ensure it reaches the British port city on Jan. 10 as planned.
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