That is a Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter of the Royal Canadian Airforce a CH149 Cormorant Helicopter not a Coast Guard helicopter. Canadian CG helicopters are Red and White. That helicopter will be from 442 Squadron based in Comox British Columbia. There is NO CHARGE for calling out the Search and Rescue team to provide life saving assistance. They would have been dispatched by the SAR co-ordination center who would have received a request from the ship that they need to medivac a person to provide timely life saving medical treatment. Any charge the individual received (if any) would have been from the ship not the Canadian Government or the Canadian Military. The crews find these type of SAR missions very rewarding. When we arrived back at base after dropping the patient off at a hospital or a field to a waiting ambulance we knew we had done something positive.
@@pattywillis9447 yes of course I live in Canada so won't be doing any travelling right now.I always got travel insurance thru Caa even crossing the border to shop.Its so important
Regular insurance won’t cover this but travelers will. Always get travelers insurance and make sure it says medical evacuation coverage. I heard this costs around $80,000.
... if say the chopper drops you off at a heart hospital ...and you needed a broken foot doctor...you might have to pay for the second transfer ... but in both cases you needed to be airlifted ... ask questions you never know how shore excursions will really end up ... but get insured it may cost you an extra hundred ... but your spending that on one night stay the night before the ship left ...
Not the coast guard! Search and Rescue in Canada is the Royal Canadian Airforce. There is no cost for a rescue in Canada. If the patient was charged it was done by the ship.
Did anyone ever find out what happened to the passenger? The same thing happened on my recent cruise (Saturday). Someone was airlifted Sat night and we were arriving to the Miami port Sunday morning. I’m still wondering what could have happened but I’m sure it was severe if they couldn’t wait to get to port the next morning.
... and that is why you buy the insurance ... it may only cover the first transfer from the ship ... but that is the most expensive one ...ask questions b 4 u buy ...
That is a Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter of the Royal Canadian Airforce a CH149 Cormorant Helicopter not a Coast Guard helicopter. Canadian CG helicopters are Red and White.
That helicopter will be from 442 Squadron based in Comox British Columbia.
There is NO CHARGE for calling out the Search and Rescue team to provide life saving assistance. They would have been dispatched by the SAR co-ordination center who would have received a request from the ship that they need to medivac a person to provide timely life saving medical treatment. Any charge the individual received (if any) would have been from the ship not the Canadian Government or the Canadian Military. The crews find these type of SAR missions very rewarding. When we arrived back at base after dropping the patient off at a hospital or a field to a waiting ambulance we knew we had done something positive.
Thanks for the info, it was amazing to watch.
We were on this cruise as well and watch this unfold.
I was right there, watching this. I hope the person is ok
That's so scary you just never know what life is going to deal you.If you do have insurance does it cover the coast guard?
Don’t know, check with insurance company before traveling.
@@pattywillis9447 yes of course I live in Canada so won't be doing any travelling right now.I always got travel insurance thru Caa even crossing the border to shop.Its so important
Regular insurance won’t cover this but travelers will. Always get travelers insurance and make sure it says medical evacuation coverage. I heard this costs around $80,000.
... if say the chopper drops you off at a heart hospital ...and you needed a broken foot doctor...you might have to pay for the second transfer ... but in both cases you needed to be airlifted ... ask questions you never know how shore excursions will really end up ... but get insured it may cost you an extra hundred ... but your spending that on one night stay the night before the ship left ...
Not the coast guard! Search and Rescue in Canada is the Royal Canadian Airforce. There is no cost for a rescue in Canada. If the patient was charged it was done by the ship.
That is good to know. Thank you.
...key word IN Canada ...
I'm sure the great Canadian Taxpayers had a hand in some form of payment in one way or another.
Did anyone ever find out what happened to the passenger? The same thing happened on my recent cruise (Saturday). Someone was airlifted Sat night and we were arriving to the Miami port Sunday morning. I’m still wondering what could have happened but I’m sure it was severe if they couldn’t wait to get to port the next morning.
No we never found out. We were docking the next morning also.
😢
This is sad to watch. Hope person recovered. Sad price tag!
... and that is why you buy the insurance ... it may only cover the first transfer from the ship ... but that is the most expensive one ...ask questions b 4 u buy ...
Scary
Omg