Woman Rescued From Cruise!

wrote:

I think that was me Sue!

I just signed in as a woman born in 1912.....

I think it was, you have always given me very useful tips. I know that I
said I was a man, don't remember what zip or bd I put in.

Can I twist your arm to join us on the Mardi Gras cruise??

sue

Arlene, I just filled in my zip code and birth year and got right to the site.
They just want to check demographics.

Arlene wrote:

Sorry Ray, no article. Just a NOLA site that wants my DOB.

Arlene

Wait a minute. Maybe Jeff signed up with your stats, Sue, and you with
his! You weren't b any chance borfn in 1912, were you?

Eileen

Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:


wrote:

I think that was me Sue!

I just signed in as a woman born in 1912.....


I think it was, you have always given me very useful tips. I know that I
said I was a man, don't remember what zip or bd I put in.

Can I twist your arm to join us on the Mardi Gras cruise??

sue

Actually if you checked the link that was for those outside US you were sent
right to the article.

Brenda

"Linsifer" wrote in message
...
Arlene, I just filled in my zip code and birth year and got right to the
site.
They just want to check demographics.

Arlene wrote:

Sorry Ray, no article. Just a NOLA site that wants my DOB.

Arlene

Subject: Woman Rescued From Cruise!
From: (Jeff Gersten)
Date: 10/27/03 02:55 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

If you aren't too proud to share your zip you
find this :

The article came up for me from Ray's tiny url. I was not asked for zip
code, date of birth, or any other information.

Hi All,

I also got the article without being asked for any further information.


Ray

Wishing light winds and smooth seas to all

I was on this cruise, and this was the third evacuation I personally was
aware of ... The upper deck was cleared and the rear of the ship cordoned
off. I couldn't tell if the helicopter landed or lowered a basket.

On the way to our first port of Jamaica, we stopped in Grand Cayman for a
gentleman who had a heart attack. A tender boat came out, took them ashore
and were met by an ambulance.

The next day we returned to Grand Cayman for our scheduled port stop, and a
young woman was taken off the ship and loaded in an ambulance.

I heard rumors of a death, but never heard anything confirmed.

Cathy

Cathy Heidemann wrote:

I was on this cruise, and this was the third evacuation I personally was
aware of

I guess things really so happen in "threes."

Arlene

Eileen Garland wrote:
Wait a minute. Maybe Jeff signed up with your stats, Sue, and you with
his! You weren't b any chance borfn in 1912, were you?

LOL...Right now I feel like I was born in 1912!!

sue

I watched an evacuation on the Carnival Triumph sailing from NYC to
Nova Scotia a few years ago. They did, in fact, lower a basket while
the helicopter hovered above. This was not an easy feat, as it was
quite windy due to Hurricane Floyd. The sick person was placed in the
basket and raised upward to the helicopter.

Jo-Ann

Edward Todd wrote in message ...
How was she evacuated? I haven't seen an area on a cruise ship where a
helicopter could land. Lowering a basket seems to risky? Maybe a copter
on floats that could land next to the ship on the water and then use a
lifeboat to get from the ship to the copter? I dunno, just curious as to
procedure here.

Edward
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Jo-Ann and others,
Coast Guard pilots train constantly. We are VERY GOOD at what we do if I may wave our own flag for a moment.
Given the option of a basket rescue or landing on the deck we would always choose the basket. Landing on a moving vessel is much harder than hovering overhead and lowering the basket. We train with the baskets (and slings!).
I have personally been involved in several cruise ship rendezvous.