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Medevac off A Coruña

An 85-year-old British woman has been evacuated for medical reasons from the 'Spirit of adventure', e route from Portsmouth to Cadiz, on April 24, 2023, 70 nautical miles west of A Coruña. The woman had to be treated for heart problems. She was hoisted by the Helimer 102 helicopter and transferred to the Alvedro airport, where sn ambulance was waiting.

Medevac off Vigo

In the morning of Jan 15, 2023, the SAR helicopter Pesca 1 was mobilized to the "Spirit of Adventure", which was sailing 75 miles from Vigo to medevac a passenger from the cruise ship, who was unwell. The patient was hoisted and taken to Peinador airport, where an ambulance picked her up to receive medical attention at the hospital. Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1614586056770289664

Medevac in Messina Strait

In the early afternoon of Nov 8, 2021, a 76 year old British passenger of the "Spirit of adventure" suffered a heart attack and needed to be medevaced. The rescue was coordinated by the operations center of the General Command of the Port Authority in Catania, which sent an AW 139 Nemo 11-09 helicopter from the Coast Guard Aircraft Base Command of Catania. The helicopter, also carrying a doctor from the Corpo Italiano del Sovrano Ordine di Malta, hoited the passenger within a few minutes after reaching the ship within 20 minutes after the alert about 10 miles south of Cape Spartivento in the Messina Strait. The patient was taken to the Policlinico di Messina. The ship continued its voyage from Kotor to Palma de Mallorca where it berthed on Nov 9.