HELICOPTER TO AIRLIFT CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER OFF GALWAY COAST

Date Published: 12-Jul-2012

An elderly woman is being airlifted from a cruise liner in Galway Bay to University Hospital Galway.

The woman is a passenger on the holiday cruise liner The Marco Polo and is believed to be suffering from cardiac problems.

The Shannon based Sikorsky Coastguard Rescue Helicopter is currently hovering over the ship while paramedics assess the situation to safely transfer the woman for immediate medical attention.