Odyssey Cruise Ship Diverts To Bermuda Twice
On Tuesday [April 23] the cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas — traveling from USA to Azores — diverted to Bermuda as a crew member required urgent medical attention and then the ship returned to Bermuda yesterday [April 24] as a 74-year-old Belgian passenger suffered a serious medical condition.
A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “Tuesday 23rd April 2:40pm – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received notification from local ships agents Meyers, advising that the Bahamas Registered RCCL cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas, was proceeding to Bermuda to transfer an Indonesian crew member suffering from a medical condition, that required urgent medical attention at a local Hospital Facility.
“The vessel was on passage from Fort Lauderdale, USA bound for Ponta Delgada in the Azores. Arriving offshore in Bermuda Waters on Tuesday evening at 7:00pm, the 31-year-old crew member was safely transferred to Ordnance Island by the Pilot/Rescue Boat St George, and subsequently taken by ambulance to KEMH for medical treatment
“Wednesday 24th April 00:45am – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a further notification from local ships agents Meyers, advising the RCCL cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas, having departed Bermuda’s waters earlier in the evening. Was requesting to return to Bermuda, with a 74-year-old Belgian national passenger who had suffered a serious medical condition late in the evening, and now required urgent medical care at KEMH.
“The vessel returned offshore at the East End at 5am with the patient being safely transferred to Ordnance Island accompanied by a member of the ships medical team, for subsequent transfer by ambulance to King Edward Memorial Hospital, this being the 3rd medico transfer being conducted in a short frame of time.”
