Costa Deliziosa Crew Member Medevac Near Trieste – 31 October 2026

Costa Deliziosa crew medevac operations were coordinated near Trieste, Italy, on 31 October 2026 after a 53-year-old Italian crew member experienced a reported cardiac emergency shortly after the ship departed.

The medical incident occurred when Costa Deliziosa was about five nautical miles, or roughly nine kilometres, offshore. The Trieste Coast Guard coordinated the response after receiving the assistance request. Local reporting described the crew member’s condition as cardiac ischaemia.

The Coast Guard contacted the ship’s doctor to assess the crew member and plan the transfer. Following that assessment, the doctor approved the evacuation and accompanied the crew member aboard the rescue boat until emergency medical personnel could take over ashore.

Patrol boat CP 2084 was dispatched to Costa Deliziosa, while an ambulance waited at the Coast Guard dock in Trieste. The crew member was stabilised, brought ashore and transferred to Italy’s 118 emergency medical team before being taken to Cattinara Hospital.

The medical evacuation took place shortly after the ship began a seven-night Eastern Mediterranean cruise from Trieste. No further update on the crew member’s condition was included in the initial reports. The response involved the ship’s medical team, the Trieste Coast Guard, a patrol vessel and land-based emergency services.

Initial reports did not provide a subsequent update on the crew member’s condition or treatment outcome. No wider operational issue affecting the vessel was reported in connection with the medical evacuation.