02/04/2020 - 18:40
- Clarín.com
- Society
The emergency began when, from a cruise ship sailing more than 210 kilometers from Mar del Plata, they informed the local Air Station that two passengers had decompensated due to a digestive hemorrhagic condition.
The urgency of the painting required an air evacuation and this was done.
In the last hours the images of the evacuation of the passengers of the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship were known.
The helicopter that evacuated two passengers from a cruise ship that was sailing more than 200 kilometers from Mar del Plata.
These are two men, 91 and 65 years old and of American nationality, who presented "had vomiting with bleeding", explained from Prefecture.
It was precisely the doctors of that force, in dialogue with their colleagues on the cruise ship, who recommended the urgent air evacuation of the men.
The operation included a doctor and specialized personnel aboard the PA-42 helicopter , while the PA-72 aircraft provided support.
Rescue in the sea. One of the affected passengers.
In the images you can see how the helicopter positioned itself on the cruise and descended on its deck and then board passengers.
The two men received the first medical attention while returning to the helipad that the Prefecture has in Mar del Plata.
Rescue in the sea. Thus they transferred one of the affected passengers with a digestive hemorrhagic picture.
On the ground, an ambulance was waiting for the landing place of the helicopter, which then transferred passengers to the Community Private Hospital.