Rescue off the Noordam!

We have a medical emergency on our ship! We turned around approximately 1.5 hours ago, headed back to Canada. Currently we have an airplane and a helicopter here to setting up to perform the mission. We will miss the Inside Passage but everyone is pulling for our sick shipmate.

We have a medical emergency on our ship! We turned around approximately 1.5 hours ago, headed back to Canada. Currently we have an airplane and a helicopter here to setting up to perform the mission. We will miss the Inside Passage but everyone is pulling for our sick shipmate.

We are praying as well

It appears to be doing the hoisting right now, given the position and track.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-129/centery:51/zoom:11

Praying all goes well!

Prayers for the sick person.

More than likely, based on NODM's position, the SAR techs from 442 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force from CFB Comox, BC once again. Those men and women know their stuff and do awesome work on a regular basis to save others! Bravo Zulu

Yes, that is the helicopter and there was a coordinating sea plane. It was quite remarkable to see, hear, and experience. The Captain just made another announcement and stated that it was the longest and most involved he'd ever seen. His hope is that we Might encounter some whales on our alternate route in a couple hours. We did briefly see 3 whales this morning and would love to see more!

More than likely, based on NODM's position, the SAR techs from 442 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force from CFB Comox, BC once again. Those men and women know their stuff and do awesome work on a regular basis to save others! Bravo Zulu

 

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A nice tribute! Glad they are there! Thanks! Prayers for the ill passenger!

Hope all is okay for the crew member xxxx

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A nice tribute! Glad they are there! Thanks! Prayers for the ill passenger!

They deserve it, (I've seen them, and other services, in action multiple times now, as a member of the ship's crew) and so do all the other military services (at times, they are civilian) no matter where in the world, who fly out to a ship at sea when the bell rings, pick up a person, or persons, desperately in need of advanced care, and fly them to a land-based facility which can provide that care. And they do it while risking their own lives! I can't think of a much more noble profession, My hat goes off to all of them!

Watching those evacs is a truly breathtaking experience. We had an air evac in heavy seas in the North Sea headed to Norway two years ago. At night.

Truly special people do this. Hope the patient recovers!

From marine traffic.... there was a 3hr delay... you won't miss much from your itinerary on a sea day.

From marine traffic.... there was a 3hr delay... you won't miss much from your itinerary on a sea day.

It wasn't a sea day. It was our cruising only port of the inner passage, which we missed completely.

We also experienced a helicopter evacuation from the Noordam just off the tip of NZ in April. It was very well done. Obviously very experienced in these events both onboard the ship and the helicopter.

Fortunately our crewmember recovered very well from his appendix surgery.

We also experienced a helicopter evacuation from the Noordam just off the tip of NZ in April. It was very well done. Obviously very experienced in these events both onboard the ship and the helicopter.

 

Fortunately our crewmember recovered very well from his appendix surgery.

Anu was the crewmember who fell ill. He collapsed in our cabin (we were told). We had no idea (out on at usual haunt on the the rear pool deck) and thought it a bit strange to find in our room on our return a free drink card and apology for the inconvenience. No inconvenience for us, unlike for Anu.