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A crew member of a Bahamian cruise ship off Pengjiayu suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was rescued and sent to hospital by air crew helicopter
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A crew member of a Bahamian cruise ship off Pengjiayu suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was rescued and sent to hospital by air crew helicopter

The crew of the Bahamian cruise ship "SILVER MOON" suffered a cerebral hemorrhage off the coast of Pengjia Island. The Air Service Corps of the Ministry of Interior dispatched a Black Hawk helicopter to rescue the crew member overnight and sent him to the Songshan Airport Transfer Hospital.

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  • A 38-year-old Filipino crew member of the Bahamas-flagged cruise ship "SILVER MOON" suffered a cerebral hemorrhage off the coast of Pengjia Island and sought help from Taiwan.
  • The Air Service Corps of the Ministry of Interior dispatched a Black Hawk helicopter to perform a hoisting rescue operation overnight, successfully transporting the patient to Songshan Airport and transferring him to the hospital for emergency treatment.

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The crew of the Bahamian cruise ship SILVER MOON suffered a cerebral hemorrhage off the coast of Pengjia Island and sent a distress signal to Taiwan.

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A Filipino crew member of the Bahamas-flagged cruise ship "SILVER MOON" suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last night. The cruise ship was located off the coast of Pengjia Island and applied for rescue from Taiwan. The Service Center of the Air Service Corps of the Ministry of Interior dispatched a helicopter to take the patient to Songshan Airport overnight and transferred him to a hospital for treatment.

A 38-year-old Filipino crew member of the Bahamas-registered cruise ship SILVER MOON suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and sent a distress call to Taiwan last night. The National Search and Rescue Command Center received the report. The ship was located off the northeast coast of Pengjia Island, 160 kilometers away from the mainland of Taiwan. It would take time for coast guard ships to arrive. The Service Center of the Air Service Corps of the Ministry of Interior notified the Third Team of the First Battalion based in Hualien to send aircraft to assist in medical evacuation.

The Air Service Corps pointed out that the NA-715 Black Hawk helicopter took off from Hualien Airport at 9:45 last night and flew to the scheduled rendezvous point of the cruise ship at maximum air speed, which is located 90 nautical miles northeast of Songshan Airport. The helicopter arrived at the target area at 11 o'clock in the evening. After assessment over the cruise ship, it was decided to stretcher it. It landed at Songshan Airport at 0:12 this morning and was transferred to the hospital for emergency treatment by ambulance.

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  • What is the latest condition of the crew?

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OrganizationsMinistry of Interior Air Service CorpsNational Search and Rescue Command Center
PlacesSongshan AirportpengjiayuHualien Airport
Topicsblack hawk helicopterpengjiayucerebral hemorrhagemedical evacuationSILVER MOON
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