Royal Caribbean Ship Races to Meet Rescue Helicopter Off Canada

Key Aspects: A passenger aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas was medically evacuated by helicopter off the coast of British Columbia on August 8. Canadian rescue crews airlifted the passenger and their spouse from the ship before transporting them to a hospital in Victoria. The evacuation occurred early in a 7-night Alaska cruise from Vancouver to Seward. A cruise passenger was airlifted from Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas on August 8, 2026. According to a report by Canadian outlet Castanet, the ship was sailing 52 nautical miles northwest of Tofino in British...

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