I love how amateurs with no experience whatsoever second guess the professionals who do this work every single day. I used to work on a helicopter flight deck. (USCG) Even with every sailor being fully trained (tie down crew, crash rescue team, firefighters, landing safety officer, safety observer), and using a helicopter which is designed to fit on our flight deck, and having a flight crew which has been fully trained and certified to land on that particular vessel, it was one of the most dangerous things I've ever been exposed to in my 10 year career. I actually received extra pay, Helicopter Flight Deck Incentive Pay, just to do it. Trust me, Navy and Coast Guard pilots are not about to land on any civilian ship if there's any other way to complete a rescue. The helicopter is moving one way while the ship is bouncing around another way. It's extremely dangerous in the best of conditions. That's why you just saw these Danish airmen pull off a perfect rescue without landing. That's the way it's done! Bravo Zulu! And PS: To all the know-it-alls, the patient is alive. No country will risk the lives of a flight crew just to transport a dead body. Of course the patient is wrapped up for protection, including his face. Did you see the airman remove the pillow from the stokes litter so it wouldn't get sucked into the engine air intake? Why would the ship's doctor give a pillow to a dead man? And why the hell would a white-colored sheet indicate the man is dead? (Yes...Simon Priisholm said that like it was a fact) Everybody's an authority, yet nobody knows what they're talking about.

It’s reassuring to know there’s well equipped rescue teams in other areas of the world who pride themselves on saving others lives. This was a rare depiction. Thanks

I am in ore of these people. So compassionate, the guy with his arm around the woman in the beginning chocked me up. Thank you all, every one of you x

Great job to the rescue team!! Very smooth, professional operation. This gives a new prospective on the dangerous work these folks do and they make it look easy. Enjoyed watching the video very much.

Huge respect to both the cruise ship crew and the authorities!

I went on a cruise not long ago and there was a group of old people who were hilarious they had the same sense of humor as me (very deadpan) and the oldest who was pushing 100 passed the night before our last stop. It was a sad ending to the cruise but they all seemed happy she had fun in her last days.

i have to say that each one of these guys are heroes amongst us.they may train but they risk their lives to save mine and your lives whenever we need them.i watched them save someone when i was a kid and never forgotten how they came from out the sky and took this guy away and to hospital who saved his life .

That was brilliantly done. The excellent men and women who carry out this incredible work every day are so important and form such a vital link in the chain to supporting and helping us when we get into trouble and need help. They are superbly skilled, highly trained and very brave, (though they will never admit to that last bit!). This was a fantastic demonstration of team work at its highest level and really well captured on film from the ship (well done whoever the camera person was!). It is good to know that around the globe, from so many developed nations, people who have dedicated their lives to this work are out there when the call comes. Thank you to every single one of you.

Amazing work. Such heroes! Thank you for your service. I feel safer just knowing there are people like you out there who have our backs when we need it. God Bless all of you..

Spectacular effort by all involved. This has to be the worst nightmare for anyone, let alone an older couple. Hope the passenger got the help they needed in time and made a speedy recovery. This is what can be done when people work together to help one another.

Thank you for posting this,,, absolutely marvelous to watch amazingly well-trained teams pull off their job with perfection.... THANK you.. From NSW Australia

Brilliant...thank you to the crews who perform these jobs. Outstanding bit of humanity you are.

I’ve been a Deputy over 26 years with a lot of experience and these guys are still total bad asses

Thats sure is some skill hovering soo still and yet moving with the ship

That was sobering to watch but, so well done with such care and respect ... We all should be inspired by their professionalism and by their acts

Awesome to watch - That hover was A+++++ and the music tied it all together! Thanks for the upload

That's beautiful! Seeing human compassion is so refreshing.

I have actually been on a cruise ship where this happened. The helicopter made 3 or 4 practice approaches to the ship, each time asking the ships captain turn the ship so the helicopter faced directly into the wind. A basket was used in this case and the passenger was winched aboard the hovering helicopter. As soon as he was on the helicopter, it rose straight up several hundred feet, banked sharply, and raced for Nassau. It was spectacular to watch and it was clear that everyone involved was highly trained. My hats off to them.

If I needed medical attention and had to be extracted from a cruise ship I’d want those guys!! They made a very dangerous situation look easy 🇨🇦👍

I worked in cruise ship for 5 years, and I have seen several "Emergency Medical Evacuation" live. The most amazing thing is that the helicopter has to match the speed with the speed of the ship, irrespective of the ever changing airflow, and how both the helicopter pilot and the ship's captain coordinates the entire evacuation is the most daring scenes I have ever seen. An excellent job too is done by the ship's medical team to safely harness the stretcher and the bedridden patient, clip it on to the helicopter's winch and take the entire load up inside the helicopter seems nothing less than an action packed Hollywood sequence.

Amazing. God Bless them all for what they do.

That pilot has some incredible skills!

Beautiful hover work...teamwork at its finest right there. good on ya guys, well done 👍🏻

Spectacular job and very professional behavior! Congrats to all the involved personnel. My respect.

when these guys go home at night they know they have saved a life.i seen it done on a ferry once on the way to spain.was the best and bravest thing i have ever seen.i dont know how the patient got on but they came out of the sky and the whole ferry was buzzing at what we watched.respect to every emergency services throughout the world

Everyone keeps commenting on how bad the singer was, I didn't hear any singing, just new age stuff.

always find positive in every situation your life brings you...this person got a ride not so many people can experience!!!.... and when the pain is gone...this will be good story to tell..

Wow! Props to the crew member, the last one up. Doing all that do-si-so with the rope! And that rigging! Let alone the pilot! Really curious about that duffel and other aspects of this. Respect! The guitar and cover are just OK.

What a brave sweet lady. Wait...What is this? Why is my face wet? Sweet, sad, beautiful... These helicopter rescue men and women are heroes every single day.

thanks for being there, heroes

OK even I have to admit that those guys looked like badasses.

Now those are heroes, including the helicopter pilot to be able to hover for that long. Awesome.

I remember vividly a 1989 drowned diver incident we were on. The diver was recovered from 75 ft . We transported him to shore with the RIB and handed him off to the US Navy Diver recovery team. They flew him out in much the same way as that helicopter did. The divers wife was on the other side of the USCG boat Point Bennett. She must have been crushed. We were out of Canada and responded to a number of US boaters transiting our area. July 2nd or 3rd 1989., i remember his name. Russell Johnson 58 yrs old.

I do not care from what country they are from, these Men are real Life savers, this takes guts and real skill to do this. God bless you all!

Congratulations.Thanks for your work rescuers

Fabulous footage. Thank you.

I have seen the coast guard in action and believe me, they deserve our respect.

Crazy. Nobody here appreciates what those people do. Good work by the pilot and crew of the helicopter.

Good job guys, from a veteran HM2 Hospital corpsman US NAVY

all the "experts" on here are ridiculous. NO, they shouldn't have landed, its an unneeded risk to the crew of the ship, the helicopter, and the passengers on the cruise. and NO the patient wasn't dead.

with that sound in the back that was super calming to watch

She must have been so frightened going up in that helicopter. The crew and pilot were amazing.

Another amazing rescue by the Danish Air Force, nice video, thanks for sharing, great job adding the music, loved it.

God bless that sweet lady

The beauty of great humans and amazing technology coming together. Ace.

Wow! Picking up the partner and even the suitcase is something out of the ordinary!! In a life-threatening situation we would never consider pickung up relatives. In such a situation sometimes every minute counts and (though its sometimes hard I admit) we would never take the time for doing this. Remarkable!

WOW....That was amazing....Great work by all involved.

If you're wondering why the helicopter didn't land on the deck is simply because no Helicopter will ever land on a ship deck if it has a boom. Landing in general but especially on a ship deck is extremely dangerous. Hovering is reality easy and safe on this helicopter (AW 101) because of advance avionics w/ auto hover trim control and flying is safe and easy, landing is difficult and dangerous and helicopters only do it when the absolutely need to.

hard to get old and having to say goodbye to your life companion

That ship could have 10 to 15 degrees of pitch if the seas are rolling! Bravo-Zulu to the rescue group, great skill is very apparent -- they are who I would want to see if it were me needing help!

To all the people saying why didn't it land, that Helipad is rated to a max rotor diameter of 15M and whilst not load capacity marked that I could see most pads designed for rescue choppers are rated to a weight of 6.8 tons, the NH90 helicopter seen here has a rotor diameter of 16.3m and a weight of ~10 tons. Not to mention that landing on a moving ship is one of the most dangerous maneuvers in aviation, even when you have a full deck crew, even if the deck was capable of handling the helicopter a hover and hoist is vastly safer.

Not all hero’s wear capes. God bless these guys n girls for their selfless bravery. X

God bless these heroes

It's nicely to see how it works! Absolutely wonderful video!! ;) You're the best, folks!! ;)

Extremely impressive. The pilot is top notch, the aircraft didn’t seem to move at all. It’s always interesting to see how other countries do this task and what equipment they are using. Like the yoke they put on the litter to keep it from spinning. And how the final man off the ship attached his bag to the hoist instead of leaving it on his back. Either way stellar job.

Amazing shots. Amazing Hero’s. Amazing music

Badass Crew! great work from The Pilots to Rigging and Rescue

Wonderful, wonderful people!

Excellent team work.

Outstanding Team work, Heroes...

Perfect execution.

Outstanding job, making it look easy.

my heart sinks for that woman

Great job guys!

Many of you learn on this Happening. Biggest Meaning !! Thank to All Dolphins Crews

Wow what a fantastic job those individuals do. Such expert skill.

Excellent job by the flight crew.

As an ex SAR crew it is safer to winch rather than land,a lot of factors need to be taken into consideration,wind ,fuel deck safety to name a few

That's a damn good pilot!!

love the cruise ship crew with there fancy Suits and a Firefighter helmet to carry the Person onto the flight deck :D

Magnifique----Bravo---good job---from France

dude you shot a good video

These lads are d best

Great to know, there are people in various countries that can do this type of rescue. Hats off to them, good job.

Very very professional. Very impressive

And nobody comments on the cameraman who did an excellent job to begin with!

10/10 for heli crew and pilot

Unfortunately this happens around the world on cruise ship more than you can believe.

I really hope that the singer didn't think they were clapping for him... Christ you would think that the Cruise Line wouldn't want people jumping overboard...

This is heroes' work.

thank god for these brave men and women !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolute professionalism.

Executed to the T" .. amazing control

Hats off!

Awesome job ! 👍👍

Nicely done!!

It's so sad to just be in that old ladies shoes, going on a cruise with you life companion and then suddenly he falls ill and you and him have to be medically evacuated. God bless his and her. :(

I take my hat off to the military Boys and girls, apart from going to war, they enjoy saving lifre

That was some amazing music.

@0:22 Says it all for me.

Why did the captain have music feeding through the ship"s speaker system throughout the exercise? That would have been quite distracting for everyone involved - the patient, the crew, the onlookers.

that ship is moving the skill of the pilot

Denmark we got it 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰from Nicolaj sommer ❤️🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰 I’m proud to be danish=dansker

Good job 👍

I don't know. But iam a grown up strong man. Never get any emotions with anything, but when i see people working so fucking hard to help someone else i alwasy have to take away one tear.

This was awesome. Best bird.

I proud them who saves life for others

Old lady copped a feel lol.

Great information

I hope the patient is in great health now.