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Elderly Woman Medevaced From Carnival Cruise Ship After Experiencing ‘Cardiac Event’ – National Enquirer
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An elderly woman experiencing a “cardiac event” was medically evacuated from a Carnival Cruise Line ship off the coast of Washington by the U.S. Coast Guard Tuesday night.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Northwest District Command Center received a medevac request from the cruise ship Carnival Legend at around 6 p.m. Tuesday. The ship reported a 71-year-old woman was experiencing a cardiac event.
The Carnival Legend was transiting from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to San Francisco, Calif., and was nearly 120 miles west of Grays Harbor, Wash., when the call came in.
The Coast Guard deployed an MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria in Oregon, and they arrived at the ship’s location at around 8:39 p.m.
A video shared by the Coast Guard shows the helicopter crew safely hoisting the woman aboard. She was transported to Air Station Astoria at 10:12 p.m. and transferred to emergency medical services.
“Our units did a phenomenal job enacting a comprehensive response to a critical case over 120 miles offshore,” said Lt. Cmdr. Tahnee Zaccano, Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator for Coast Guard Northwest District Command Center.
“While carrying out a critical long-range medical evacuation from a cruise ship, Coast Guard Northwest District units also stood ready to respond to the threat of a distant tsunami,” said Cmdr. Neal Corbin, commanding officer of Air Station Astoria. “Their ability to answer both calls at once is a powerful testament to the Services unwavering dedication to saving lives and protecting the maritime community.”
A group of protesters delayed the arrival of the Celebrity Eclipse at the port of Amsterdam on July 27, 2025.
According to local media, approximately 35 militants from the international activist group Extinction Rebellion took part in the protest.
The rebels used boats, canoes and inflatables to try to prevent the Celebrity Cruises vessel from docking at the Dutch port, maritime news website Schuttevaer reported.
The protest lasted for about two hours and ended with five protesters arrested for assault and refusal to show identification, the website added.
Sailing from Amsterdam since April, the Celebrity Eclipse was able to dock safely at Amsterdam following the protests.
At the Dutch port, the 2,850-guest ship ended an 11-night cruise to Iceland and the British Islands before embarking on a seven-night cruise to the Norwegian Fjords.
In a social media post, Extinction Rebellion claimed to have “stopped the Celebrity Eclipse from docking at the Amsterdam Passenger Terminal.”
The activists added that the protest was aimed at “demanding strict and binding national and international environmental standards and regulations.”
“We protest with this blockade against the harmful influence of cruise ships on humans, nature and the climate,” Extinction Rebellion continued.
Calling the vessels “floating environmental disasters,” Extinction Rebellion stated that cruise ships should not be allowed in Dutch waters.
“We will continue with actions like this until this harmful tourist industry is banned from Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands,” the group added.
Extinction Rebellion disrupted the operation of several cruise ships in 2024, including Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas, Ambassador’s Ambition and Regent’s Seven Seas Mariner.
In addition to the port of Amsterdam, the group also protested against cruise ships in Ijmuiden and the Ijmuiden locks.
Homeported in the Netherlands through mid-August, the Celebrity Eclipse is now scheduled to return to Amsterdam on August 3, 2025.
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A cruise ship carrying more than 800 people called into port this morning.
The MS Amera called into Portland Port this morning at 7.20am after leaving Bremerhaven in Germany on August 1 with around 835 passengers on board.
It will leave for its next call, Fowey in Cornwall, later today and will make its way around the rest of the country and Ireland as part of a 13-day cruise of the British Isles.
Now operated by Phoenix Reisen Cruises, the Amera was originally operated under the Royal Viking Line and launched as the Royal Viking Sun in 1988. She was christened by American actor James Stewart who appeared in 80 films between 1935 and 1991 including It’s a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
This marks her second call to port this year, with the Amera last calling in on July 10. The Amera is also on Portland Port’s itinerary to stop again in late September.
The ship with nine decks was renovated in 2021 and boasts multiple restaurants, an outdoor pool and whirlpool dance floors, a large theatre for shows and quiet lounges.
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