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Medical evacuation from the Scarlet Lady
The Salvamento Marítimo helicopter Helimer 204 evacuated an American passenger from the cruise ship Scarlet Lady to Tenerife North airport in the early hours of Saturday morning for medical reasons.
According to the state-owned company in a post on its X profile, the Helimer 204 flew to the north-west of Tenerife to carry out the evacuation of the 62-year-old passenger, who was travelling on board the vessel.
Crew member airlifted off Alicante
In a separate operation, another Salvamento Marítimo helicopter, the Helimer 202, evacuated a Filipino crew member from the cruise ship Mein Schiff 2, 45 miles south-east of Cabo de la Nao, transferring him to Alicante airport for hospital treatment.
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