Three cruise passengers transported to hospital after Funchal evacuations
Two fire departments sent ambulances to the Port of Funchal for three medical evacuations after cruise ships docked at 7 a.m.
The Madeira Volunteer Firefighters and Funchal Firefighters were mobilized at 7 a.m. to carry out three passenger evacuations at the Port of Funchal, according to the report. The passengers came from one or two ships docked at the port.
The report said the two fire departments deployed a total of two ambulances for the medical evacuations. All three cruise tourists involved in the operation were transported from the port to a hospital.
Celebrity Apex and Spirit of Adventure each arrived at the Port of Funchal at 7 a.m. The available account linked the emergency response to ships that had just docked but did not specify whether all three passengers came from one vessel or whether the evacuations involved both ships.