Cruise-Barcelona

A passenger aboard the 'Cruise Barcelona', which was sailing between Porto Torres and Civitavecchia, fell ill on the morning of April 19. The ferry, which hadleft the port of Turritano this morning for the port of Lazio, was forced to change course and return to the port of Porto Torres. Once at the dock, the patient was transferred to the care of medical personnel with the assistance of the Coast Guard, who transported him by ambulance nto he Santissima Annunziata Civil Hospital in Sassari. There, doctors performed a series of medical tests.

On July 13, 2024, short before 5 a.m., the SAR-helicopter Helimer 207 was mobilized by the Barcelona center of Salvamento Maritimo after the International Radiomedical Center had requested the urgent evacuation of a sick passenger on board the Cruise Barcelona. The Helimer 207 e Holsten the Patient and transporter him to the Girona airport, where He was further cared for by health professionals.

An Italian woman suffered pulmonary embolism aboard the 'Cruise Barcelona' on March 28, 2023, when the ferry was about 92 nautical miles east of Barcelona between Barcelona and Civitacecchia, and needed to be medevaced. The CCS Barcelona of Salvamento MArítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 203, which hoisted her on board. She was transferred to the Sabadell airport for further medical attention.