A six-year-old boy was discovered unconscious at the bottom of one of the Royal Caribbean owned cruise ship Independence of the Sea on May 27th. When the boy was found his heat had already stopped. The shipboard doctor (a non-Royal Caribbean employee) was able to restart his heart beating through CPR. The drowning victim was then airlifted by the French navy and is currently treating at a hospital in Brest. The incident happened while the cruise ship was passing northern France near the city of Breton. At the time of the incident the Independence of the Seas was on a six-night Western Europe voyage leaving from Southampton, England.
Multiple news agencies are reporting on a fatal boating accident that occurred near Elliot Key late Sunday (May 25, 2014). The incident occurred between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. when a 23′ boat collided with larger 36′ anchored vessel. Giovanna Patricia Santos of Weston, Florida and two men were aboard the 23′ boat. The collision was so traumatic that Santos was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the men were airlifted to Kendall Regional hospital with serious injuries. Tragically Ms. Santos died from her injuries.
The Coast Guard is conducted an air and sea search for a kayak who has gone missing off Dania Beach, Florida. David Lemonds of South Carolina was last seen by local kayakers at 11:00 am Thursday (5/22/14) in his yellow 12′ kayak leaving from John U. Lloyd Park. His car was noticed in the park’s parking lot overnight. The Coast Guard was notified on Friday (5/23/14) of a possible missing kayaker given the long time the car was in the lot. Boat crews from Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale along with the Miami based Coast Guard Cutter William Flores were launched to search the area. A MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter crew and an HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Miami were also deployed to search the ocean from Dania Beach to Riviera Beach. Lemonds’ last known communication was with his wife Thursday morning. He is 5′ tall, 140lbs and was last seen wearing a black wetsuit. Any person with information is asked to call the Coast Guard Watchstanders at (305) 415-6800.
First responders from Miami’s Fire Rescue evacuated an injured passenger from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Majesty of the Seas Monday evening. The cruise line’s Director of Communications Cynthia Martine stated the passenger is a 32-year-old Swedish man who sustained a head injury. He was and was initially treated by the on board medical facility but required additional care. The ship stayed close to shore to facilitate the at-sea rescue before traveling to Key West. There is no word on the passenger’s medical condition at this time. The Majesty of the Seas conducts regular voyages to Nassau and the Royal Caribbean private island Coco Cay.
The Coast Guard reports a 56-year-old passenger was medically evacuated from the Bahamas Celebration cruise ship this week after experiencing severe pain. The passenger was transferred to St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach. His condition is currently unknown. The Bahamas Celebration conducts cruises from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to the Bahamas.
