Cruise Ship Passenger Disembarked In Bermuda
The Nieuw Amsterdam coordinated with local authorities to disembark a passenger who had a medical emergency.
A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre [BMOC] spokesperson said, “Tuesday, 8th April, 5:35 pm. After her planned stay in Bermuda the passenger ship Nieuw Amsterdam was outbound in the North Channel, when it became apparent that a passenger needed to disembark to receive treatment ashore due to a medical emergency.
“RCC Bermuda coordinated between the ship’s agent, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Fire Dispatch to land the passenger ashore before the ship continued her passage to Falmouth, U.K.
“The patient disembarked in the vicinity of the Sea Buoy using the ship’s own tender, the ship’s medical team made up part of the tender crew and handed the patient over to paramedics at the ambulance waiting at Ordnance Island, St Georges.”
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