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Medevac off Estaca de Bares

The 'Venmtura', en route from Santander to Lisbon, requested the urgent evacuation of a 76-year-old passenger 22 nautical miles northeast of Estaca de Bares on Sep 3. The CCS Fisterra of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 204, which hoisted the patient and transferred him to the A Coruña airport, where an ambulance was waiting for further transport to hospital.

Medevac off A Coruña

The 'Ventura', en route from Lisbon to Southampton, requested the medical evacuation of a 74-year-old British passenger, 54 nautical miles west of A Coruña. The CCS Fisterra of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 401, which hoisted the patient and transported him to the Alvedro airport, where an ambulance was waiting for further transfer to hospital for medical care on a higher level.

Norovirus outbreak on cruise to Canaries

There was an outbreak of norovirus aboard the 'Ventura', and port health officials met the vessel for an inspection after it docked in Southampton on June 29, 2024, at 6 a.m. UTC. Just under 3,000 passengers disembarked after a two-week voyage around the Canary Islands, during which there were constantly areas blocked off because people had been vomiting all over the hallways. On June 28, P&O said that 0.64 % of the people on board had symptoms of norovirus after sanitation measures had been put in place. The company not provide a total number of cases reported since the start of the outbreak. Enhanced sanitation protocols had been put in place on board following the outbreak. Unwell passengers had also been asked to isolate for longer, according to Southampton Port Health Authority (SPHA). New passengers were being contacted in advance to make sure those with symptoms did not get on the ship. In addition, boarding has been delayed by four hours to allow for a deep clean of guest cabins, public areas and crew areas. Commercial cleaners sanitised the ship before new passengers were allowed on board, using fogging, which involves spraying special disinfectant into a sealed room as a mist-type vapour. The 'Ventura' was then checked by a port health officer.The ship left the port again at 9.10 p.m. en route to Santander as the first port of call of a seven-night cruise to Spain and Portugal.