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Video: Regal Princess Rescues Two Survivors from Aircraft Crash

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Crewmembers from the Regal Princess rescue two survivors from an aircraft crash (Princess)

Published Mar 7, 2019 11:01 AM by The Maritime Executive

On March 5, the cruise ship Regal Princess rescued two survivors from an aircraft crash. 

While the Princess was under way for St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, she received a notification from the U.S. Coast Guard about a small aircraft crash nearby. The Coast Guard requested her assistance, and she diverted to the scene and launched her rescue boat. Her crew brought aboard two survivors from a small raft. A U.S. Coast Guard aircraft provided aerial surveillance throughout the operation. 

Plane crash rescue at sea. They were saved! Good job to the #uscoastguard and the #regalprincess crew! #cascadetravel #beckworthhvac

Posted by John Becker on Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Video courtesy John Becker / Facebook

Princess Cruises confirmed the rescue in a statement, and said that the Regal Princess brought the rescuees to shore in St. Thomas. As of Thursday, she was moored in Saint Martin, and she is due to return to Port Everglades on Sunday.