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Cruise ship forced to make temporary stop in Discovery Passage

Campbell River Coast Guard conducted the removal of a woman, her husband and their luggage
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The cruise ship Noordam attracted a lot of attention Saturday night when it stopped in Discovery Passage and appeared to drift. It was however stopping to allow for a medical evacuation

The cruise ship Noordam attracted a lot of attention Saturday night when it stopped in Discovery Passage and appeared to drift.

It was however stopping to allow for a medical evacuation, according to Campbell River Coast Guard who conducted the removal of a woman, her husband and their luggage utilizing the Coast Guard Vessel Cape Palmerston. Within 20 minutes the vessel was back underway.