Carnival Cruise Ship Makes Rescue In The Pacific

A Carnival Cruise Lines ship went off course over the weekend.

And with good reason.

The Carnival Radiance rescued 25 people who were stranded on a small boat off the coast of Mexico on Saturday. The ship had left California on Friday for a holiday weekend cruise to Mexico. 

Then came a call on Saturday morning.

On the other end was the United States Coast Guard, asking for help with people who were in distress. There was no hesitation. The Radiance re-routed from its itinerary and rescued the people, including three children. The cruise ship provided food, water and medicine, and then returned the people to the Coast Guard.

The Radiance was able to get back on its original route.

This is not the first time a cruise ship has been asked to preform a duty for a stranded civilian boat, of course. It’s not the first time this year, and it’s not even the first time in the month of May.

Three weeks ago, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas rescued 14 people who were stranded.

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