| 11 April 2012 |
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Passenger Airlifted From Titanic Cruiser |
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A memorial cruise which is marking the route taken by the Titanic 100 years ago has to take a slight detour after a passenger took ill.
Tim Rex, 56, had to be airlifted off the MS Balmoral on doctor's advice shortly after it set sail from the Irish coast.
It is understood that, Mr Rex, a BBC staff member was taken seriously ill while covering the cruise to the site of the Titanic. Following advice from the ship's doctors he has been taken ashore to receive urgent medical treatment.
The Balmoral, which left Southampton on Sunday, had headed back towards the Irish coast to enable the rescue.
The ship is still expected to arrive at the wreck site in time for scheduled memorial services at the weekend.
The Balmoral set sail from England's south coast on Sunday, travelling near Cherbourg in north-west France and stopping off at Cobh in the Irish Republic, before setting off for the North Atlantic spot where Titanic went down.
(LB)
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