A 57 year old disabled woman was airlifted from Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas on Saturday after she became critically ill.
A spokesman for Portland, UK Coast guard said the passenger was wheelchair bound with little mobility and the airlift was called for by the ship's captain because of her critical condition.
As of yesterday morning, the woman is in stable condition at Dorset County Hospital.
Evidently there was an issue with the airlift, as Independence of the Seas had left Southampton, England on its way to Gibraltar. The airlift had issues because the woman and her wheelchair were too heavy and the ship’s helicopter landing pad was too light for the helicopter. The helicopter had to return to base to refuel before returning to Independence of the Seas to finally get the woman.
