U.S. Coast Guard Airflifts Injured Cruise Passenger Off South Carolina Coast
On November 4, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a 71-year-old male passenger from a cruise ship approximately 76 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. The man had reportedly suffered a head injury, prompting a medevac request. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Savannah responded to the incident. The crew hoisted the injured passenger from the cruise ship and transported him to the Medical University of South Carolina. Upon arrival at the hospital, the man was reported to be in stable condition. While the U.S. Coast Guard did not officially identify the cruise ship involved, evidence from ship tracking data and video footage suggests the vessel was AIDA Cruises’ AIDAdiva. This incident occurred just days after another medical airlift operation off the Carolinas involving a passenger from the Norwegian Bliss.
