42-year-old woman falls from cruise ship The US Coast Guard’s timely rescue.
From Nicholas Theophilus Published on June 28, 2023
Nicholas Theophilus Published on June 28, 2023
There US Coast Guard rescued a 42-year-old woman fell from the tenth floor of a cruise ship.
Flight tens of meters and miraculously survived the impact on the seas of the Dominican Republic.
USA, woman falls from the tenth floor of a cruise ship: rescued by the Coast Guard
The tragedy happened three days ago while cruising a tourist ship mariners of the seas of the royal caribbean. The vehicle was 50 kilometers south of Punta Cana en route to Willemstad Curaçao when a 42-year-old passenger fell off the tenth floor bridge.
Luckily for him, some passengers witnessed the crash. After the rescue operation began, Coast Guard men conducted an emergency rescue at sea, using life-saving maneuvers and the use of rescue vehicles.
Searches at sea and timely intervention
The US Navy described the rescue measures for the woman, who remained unharmed after falling from a height of ten meters.
“Our patrol boats in the San Juan sector received a distress call from the cruise ship around 5:44 p.m. Sunday.
The passenger was recovered alive and in good health after falling into the water from the ship’s tenth deck.
Just a terrible shock for the woman, but they persist Ignore the causes of the fall, as the crossing bridges are well protected by gratings.
How many people fall off cruise ships each year?
This is the question asked by a research group of Canadian University of Newfoundland. According to the study, they are more than 20 People who disappear every year from cruise ships and no longer reach land, but are lost in the immensity of the oceans.
The professor Ross Klein The university team documented 315 episodes from 2000 to 2021. In most cases, this happens through suicide or alcohol or drug abuse. However Cruise ships are still among the safest places to travel in the worldalso thanks to strict controls and advanced security systems.