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Sick Child Rescued from Carnival Cruise Ship

January 28, 2015 Cruise Ship Passenger Injury Law

Houston area news outlets are reporting that the Coast Guard rescued a sick 8-month-old baby girl from the Carnival Triumph Monday. Sources say the emergency call went out because the small passenger was experiencing seizures and had difficulty breathing. A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter was dispatched from Air Station Houston to medevac the child, the child’s mother and ship’s nurse to Memorial Hermann Hospital.

The cruise ship was approximately 40 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas when the rescue occurred. Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grow stated “It was very rewarding to be able to start a search-and-rescue career helping out a mother and her 8-month-old who really needed us at the time.”

The child’s condition has not yet been released. Below is footage of the rescue at sea.