STENA LIVIA

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Medevac off Sweden

On Jan 12, 2024, at 10.30 p.m. The Dansih Defense Rescue Center was contacted when a patient needed to be evacuated from the 'Stena Livia'. The ferry, en route from Nymnäshamn to Ventspils, was in Swedish waters at that time, and the evacuation was carried out by a Swedish helicopter.

Medevac off Batz

On Feb 12, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. the CROSS Corsen was alerted by the Maritime Medical Consultation Center (MMCC) in Toulouse because a Romanian passenger of the "Etretat" was suffering from chest pain. The ship was 20 nautical miles north of the island of Batz en route to Portsmouth. The patient was aged about forty years. An immediate medical evacuation was recommended. The CROSS Corsen dispatched a Cayman helicopter of the Navy which took off at 10:26 a.m. from naval air base Lanvéoc- Poulmic with a medical team of the health servic on board. The helicopter reached the ferry at 10.45 a.m. The medical team was immediately hoisted onto the ferry. The patient was hoisted at 11:30 a.m. and taken to the hospital Cavale Blanche in Brest where he was delivered at noon.

Etretat on new Le Havre-Portsmouth and Santander service from end of march 2014

The new ETRETAT used to sail before as the NORMAN VOYAGER for LD Lines/DFDS before being chartered by Brittany Ferries to be used between Le Havre-Portsmouth and Santander (weekly) she will be permanently based in Le Havre, and will be introduced next March 26th. On their side, DFDS replaced the vessel sailing also on the Portsmouth run by the SEVEN SISTERS.