The US Coast Guard medevaced a 47-year-old woman from the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship as it was sailing 115 miles east of Cape Henry (Virginia) Friday evening (March 9, 2012).
A helicopter crew from the Coast Guard station at Elizabeth City (NC) hoisted the woman and her husband from the deck of the ship about 7pm, and transported them to a Norfolk hospital as shown in the Coast Guard-provided video below.
The video was shot from outside the door of the helicopter as it hovered over the deck of the cruise ship. In the beginning seconds of the video, you can see the water below and the side of the ship as the pilot maneuvers over the deck of Norwegian Jewel. Notice the speed at which the ship is moving, and the helicopter needs to synchronize its speed exactly to hover over the deck. To the right, you can see the skylight into the ship's pool area. Once in position, the patient is then hoisted from the deck on the stretcher.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Costa Receives Six Proposals to Remove Costa Concordia
Costa Crociere said today they received six proposals to remove the wreckage of Costa Concordia by the March 3 deadline.
What will disappoint residents of the Island of Giglio, however, is that the estimates for the length of time it will take range from ten to 12 months. The time frame was lengthened not only by the complexity of the project, but also by the margin of environmental safety upon which Costa/Carnival insisted.
Technical assessment of the proposals has already begun, and a final choice is expected to be made by late March or early April.
The complete story appeared in the March 9, 2012, edition of Cruise News Daily.
What will disappoint residents of the Island of Giglio, however, is that the estimates for the length of time it will take range from ten to 12 months. The time frame was lengthened not only by the complexity of the project, but also by the margin of environmental safety upon which Costa/Carnival insisted.
Technical assessment of the proposals has already begun, and a final choice is expected to be made by late March or early April.
The complete story appeared in the March 9, 2012, edition of Cruise News Daily.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Prince Harry of Wales Visits Falmouth
Cruise passengers aren't the only visitors to Royal Caribbean's new port of Falmouth in Jamaica. HRH Prince Henry of Wales, otherwise known as Prince Harry, is seen in the photo below visiting the port yesterday to board the Trolley Tour of Historic Falmouth at the Cruise Port. The port was developed as a partnership between Royal Caribbean and the Ports of Jamaica. Prince Harry is on a four-day stay in Jamaica while touring the Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean as part of the Queen’s Jubilee. There is no word on how many of the local pharmaceutical salespeople showed his highness their product lines.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Cruise News Daily Headlines for March 7, 2012
* Dropping the Anchor Earns a Trip to Jail
Remember the man aboard Holland America's Ryndam in November of 2010 who had a few drinks, and then found his way into an off-limits area of the ship through an unlocked door and deployed the ship's stern anchor?
After earlier pleading guilty, he was sentenced yesterday, and some of the court records were opened and we got a little insight to what the man was thinking. Video
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The complete text of these stories appeared in the Cruise News Daily and was sent to subscribers.
Video of Passenger Releasing Anchor aboard Holland America Ryndam in 2010
A man was sentenced yesterday in Federal court for entering a restricted area aboard Holland America's Ryndam in November 2010 and deploying the ship's 18-ton stern anchor while the ship was traveling at about 18 knots through the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the US attorney, the ship could have been severely damaged to the point it would have sunk. Fortunately, the ship was in water more than a mile deep, and the anchor chain was only about 600 feet long, so there was no damage to the ship.
This video from Holland America's security camera shows the man releasing the anchor. It was entered into evidence and released by the court at the end of the case.
The man was sentenced to four months of incarceration followed by three years of probation and a $7,500 fine.
The complete story appeared in the March 7, 2012 edition of Cruise News Daily.
According to the US attorney, the ship could have been severely damaged to the point it would have sunk. Fortunately, the ship was in water more than a mile deep, and the anchor chain was only about 600 feet long, so there was no damage to the ship.
This video from Holland America's security camera shows the man releasing the anchor. It was entered into evidence and released by the court at the end of the case.
The man was sentenced to four months of incarceration followed by three years of probation and a $7,500 fine.
The complete story appeared in the March 7, 2012 edition of Cruise News Daily.
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