Two people on a distressed boat were rescued by the crew on a Disney cruise ship in the Bahamas.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Disney Dream was on its last day of a trip to the Bahamas when it received a distress call from a small boat carrying two people from the U.S. The captain alerted passengers about the distress call and they watched as crews helped rescue the stranded boaters on Wednesday.
"We are proud of our Disney Dream crew members, who skillfully demonstrated their training and commitment to maritime protocols around saving lives at sea," the cruise line said in a statement, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
The rescued boaters were taken on board the ship and were provided with medical attention and food. The Disney crew then notified the U.S. Coast Guard about the incident and the boaters were brought back to Port Canaveral on the ship.
"It was obvious that the boat was in trouble, sitting dead in the water," passenger Dan Tressler II told the Sentinel. "Some speculated that it had run out of gas. It was apparent that there were no major medical issues."
Tessler said the rescue was quick and passengers on board applauded the crew's efforts. However passengers were faced with a slight delay when they passed through U.S. Customs when the ship returned to Florida.
"Maybe that was one drawback with answering this mayday, but I would take that any day to be able to rescue souls in distress," Tressler said.
This isn't the first time a cruise ship crew helped rescue boaters who were on trouble. Last month, a Princess Cruise ship rescued five distressed boaters in the Caribbean.
In August a Holland America ship rescued 70 people from a troubled sightseeing boat in Alaska. In June, a Norwegian cruise ship rescue six people from a stranded Sailboat near Bermuda. In May, a Disney Cruise ship rescued four men off the coast of Florida.
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