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Cruise shp left passengers behind after leaving port early due to tsunami warning

The 'Regatta' had to leave the port of Kailua-Kona in Hawaii early due to a tsunami warning on July 29, 2025. Despite the cruise line's extensive efforts to warn passengers of the impending tsunami threat, a group of ten guests was unable to return to the ship before its departure. The ship's departure followed maritime protocols designed to protect the ship and its passengers from the threat of the tsunami. Teams of Oceania Cruises weare in contact with the stranded passengers and local authorities to facilitate their return to the ship. The safety of all guests, crew, and the surrounding communities remained its top priority. Despite the inconvenience, the company assured guests that it was actively working to return passengers to the ship as quickly as possible.

Medevac off Papeete

In the night of March 12, 2022, a crew member of the 'Regatta' was medevaced by helicopter after suffering a cardiac arrest at around 8:30 p.m.. The shipping agent informed the JRCC Papeete that the man was subsequently revived. The ship was then north of Rangiroa, more than 120 nautical miles from the atoll. The JRCC first got the ship in contact with the MRCC in Toulouse, before carrying out a conference call with the Samu of French Polynesia. After receiving the patient's medical information, it was decided, shortly after 10 p.m., to evacuate the sailor urgently. A Dauphin helicopter was sent to the scene and hoisted the man on March 13 at 3:10 a.m. He was received in Tahiti at the Taaone hospital at 5:20 a.m.

Medevac off Sitka

The Coast Guard medevaced a man suffering medical complications from the "Regatta" south of Sitka on July 23, 2019. Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center received the medevac request from the cruise ship at approximately 8:30 p.m. The ship was about 50 miles south of Sitka bound for Victoria, British Columbia, at the time of the request, but turned around to meet the aircrew closer to Sitka. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hoisted the 69-year-old man from the cruise ship Regatta and brought him to an awaiting Sitka Fire and Rescue crew in Sitka. Loading Ad “The crew aboard this ship was very skilled and cooperative in helping us prepare this man for a hoist,” said Lt. Kellen Browne, co-pilot for the case. “Thanks to their help we were able to execute this mission seamlessly, and bring this man to the care he needed back in Sitka.”