Cozumel, Q.R. — The Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) carried out the medical evacuation of a cruise ship passenger Saturday. The evacuation took place off the island of Cozumel via the Cozumel Naval Sector Saturday evening.
The Secretaría de Marina (Semar), through the Mexican Navy acting as Coast Guard, repored that naval personnel carried out the medical evacuation of a 45-year-old foreign woman diagnosed with possible intestinal perforation. The woman was a passenger on a cruise passing the island.
Navy personnel met the ship 11 nautical miles (approximately 20 kilometers) off the east coast of Cozumel Saturday.
“This action was carried out after receiving a call from the captain of the cruise ship requesting support for the medical evacuation of a passenger. The immediate departure of a Defender-type vessel from the Naval Station for Search, Rescue and Maritime Surveillance (ENSAR) Cozumel was ordered with specialized rescue and Naval Health personnel on board.
“Upon arriving at the point of the emergency, personnel carried out the examination and medical evacuation of said person. The patient was transferred to the coast where she was handed over to a private ambulance to be transported to a local hospital in order to receive specialized medical attention.”
