BLACK WATCH

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Medevac off Sisargas

On March 16, a passenger of the 'Black Watch' neaded to be medevaced. The ship had 673 passengers on board and was enroute from Lisbon to Southamptom. The response to the 84-year-old man was coordinated by the CCS Finisterre. The Helimer 401 helicopter was deployed and hoisted the patient 38 miles northnorthwest of Sisargas and took him to Alvedro, from where he was transferre to CHUAC.

Call at Amsterdam skipped due to storm Dennis

The 'Black Watch' which was berthed in Southampton on Feb 14, 2020, will skip its call at Amsterdam and instead move to Rotterdam on Feb 15 at 1 p.m. with more than 800 passengers on board because of the bad weather and the expected storm Dennis. It will dock next to the Erasmus Bridge at the Wilhelmina pier. In the evening of Feb 16 the ship will sail to Antwerp as scheduled and then back to Southampton.

Cruise ship made unscheduled call in Cherbourg

Bad weather in the English Channel with winds of 10 Beaufort forced the "Black Watch" to make an unexpected stopover in Cherbourg on March 13, 2019. The ship had sailed from Funchal on March 9. It finally arrived at the Southampton City Cruise Terminal on March 14 at 6.40 a.m.