Coastguard helicopter evacuates passenger from Carnival Legend
The medical evacuation took place while the cruise ship was travelling through the English Channel from the Isle of Man to Dover.
A Coastguard helicopter was called to Carnival Legend after a medical incident was reported aboard the cruise ship on August 29. The vessel, operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, was travelling through the English Channel on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Dover at the time of the emergency.
HM Coastguard said its assistance was requested to medically evacuate a passenger from the ship. According to the agency, Carnival Legend was about eight nautical miles south of Lizard Point in Cornwall when the request was made.
HM Coastguard dispatched a helicopter to carry out the evacuation from the vessel. The agency said the passenger was subsequently handed over to the Ambulance Service at Newquay following the airlift. No other details about the medical incident were provided in the verified information.