CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER SAFELY TRANSFERRED TO UHG

Date Published: 12-Jul-2012

An elderly woman has been airlifted from a cruise ship in Galway Bay to Galway University Hospital.

In the past hour the Shannon based Sikorsky Coastguard Rescue Helicopter has safely transferred the woman to hospital where she is undergoing treatment.

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

The coast guard was altered to the incident at seven minutes past 9.