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Italian Coast Guard Medevacs Two Children from Cruise Ship

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Italian coast guard medevac two children from the cruise ship Costa Deliziosa yesterday. The children feel ill during the cruise and the ships captain notified the Italian authorities. The nearest Coast Guard on duty at the District Otranto answered to distress call and despite the bad sea conditions, they managed to recover and carry on to the mainland the two passengers. Costa Deliziosa was sailing towards Croatia in the waters of the Adriatic Sea at a distance of about 25 miles from the port of Otranto when they call for emegency to the operations center in the port of Salento. 

The ship's staff reported that they had on board two passengers, a German and a Spaniard both minors, in the grip of severe abdominal pain who needed urgent help. They have taken all rescue procedures provided from the local and national rescue at sea. Once they reached the port the children were transported to the hospital, where they were subjected to appropriate care.