The US Coast Guard has released dramatic footage of the moment a pregnant woman was evacuated from a Disney cruise ship after suffering “health complications”.
An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter was filmed landing on the bow of the Disney Fantasy ship as it sailed 180 miles northwest of Aguadilla in Puerto Rico.
The Coast Guard said in a statement: “The medical evacuation patient was a 35-year-old pregnant woman, a U.S. citizen, who had medical complications and required a higher level of medical care ashore.”
In a video shared on social media, a helicopter crew member is seen attaching the stretcher to a rope that is lifted, lifting the passenger into the aircraft.
The pregnant passenger was taken to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, where emergency services personnel were waiting, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
She was later transported to Centro Médico Hospital for treatment.
“Our crew was able to quickly, safely and efficiently execute a long-range medical evacuation so that the patient received the highest level of care she needed,” said Lieutenant Commander Todd Stephens.
Photo: USCG Southeast
Photo: USCG Southeast
“This case demonstrates the value of good management of crew resources and the capabilities of our Jayhawk helicopter.”
Ensign Michael Riccio, the Coast Guard lead on the case, added: “We are glad everything came together to help this passenger.”
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Photo: USCG Southeast
He added: “The competence demonstrated by the Disney Fantasy crew and the Coast Guard personnel and units involved made all the difference.”
O Disney Cruise Line is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
It operates five ships that sail around the world, stopping at destinations in Europe, Australia, Alaska and the Bahamas – including the company’s private island, Castaway Cay.
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