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Medevac off El Hierro
On Jan 12, 2025, a 61-year-old woman needed to be medevaced from the 'AIDAmar' after she suffered a lung infection. The ship was sailing 280 kilometers southwest of the island El Hierro at that time. The captain informed Salvamento Marítimo, which in turn notified the Canary Islands' air rescue coordination cente. An HD 21 Super Puma air force helicopter, which is stationed on Gran Canaria, was deployed to tisembark the patient. In addition, a D4 VIGMA aircraft was mobilized to transmit wind data to the helicopter, which hoisted the woman and transported her to hospital for further medical care. Video: https://x.com/i/status/1878765213627166745
Port call cancelled due to medical emergency
Two days after the 'Aidamar' set off from Antigua to cross the Atlantic on March 24, 2024, the ship had to turn back towards the Caribbean due to a medical emergency on board. On March 27 at around 2 p.m. the ship reached a position near the island of Tortola (British Virgin Islands) and was within helicopter range, so that the patient could be hoisted for medical care ashore. A short time after the patient was taken off, the 'AIDAmar' resumed heading east towards the Azores. Due to the medical emergency she was now around two days late. The next destination was now scheduled to be Ponta Delgada on the island of Saõ Miguel on April 1. At the same time, however, this meant that the stay in Praia da Victoria of Terceira on March 31 had to be cancelled. After arriving in Ponta Delgada, the AIDAmar will return to its original itinerary.
Medevac off Santa Cruz de la Palma
In the morning of Nov 23, 2023, the 'Aidamar' requsted a medevac 12 nautical miles southest of Santa Cruz de La Palma, en route from Santa Cruz to San Sebastián de La Gomera. A passenger was suffering from pneumonia and was being treated by a doctor on board. The SAR boat 'Salvamar Alphard' was mobilized by the MRCC of Salvamento Marítim oin Tenerife and tramnsported the patient to the port of Santa Cruz de La Palma, where an ambulance was waiting and took him to a hospital for further treatment.
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