Rescue helicopter airlifts cruise ship passenger near Tofino, B.C.

A passenger was rescued from a cruise ship off the British Columbia coast and airlifted to a Victoria hospital last week after suffering a medical emergency.

The West Port Said port received the Palau-flagged cruise ship Astoria Grande on its maiden visit on Monday, carrying 414 passengers and 409 crew members on a voyage from Turkey, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) said in a statement. The vessel, arriving from the Turkish port of Kusadasi as part of its regular Medi