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Woman airlifted to hospital following cruise ship incident

March 11, 2026 8:19 am in by

The rescue chopper has been called to an incident on a cruise ship off the Central Queensland coast.

A call came in around 10.30am Monday, for a woman in her 70s who had suffered a critical medical condition while aboard a Princess Cruises ship.

CapRescue responded, winching a Rescue Crew Officer and Paramedic down to the woman.

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The crew secured the woman and airlifted her to Rockhampton Hospital for further treatment.

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