Sick man airlifted as Titanic cruise ship forced to turn around

Independent.ie Wednesday 11th April, 2012

Titanic for a memorial ceremony. But it had to declare a medical emergency when a BBC cameraman, Tim Rex, (56) became unwell and had to be airlifted to hospital.Doctors aboard the ship, which was carrying 1,309 passengers from 22 different countries, including relatives of Titanic survivors, made contact with the Irish Coast Guard yesterday afternoon after Mr Rex, fell ill with a non-life threatening heart condition.Tim Rex, 56, who was covering ...

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