Boy Falls In Pool, Cruise Ship Returns To Hudson County, NJ

By Elizabeth Janney (Patch Staff) with additional reporting by Eric Kiefer

Bayonne, NJ - A boy who fell into a pool aboard the Anthem of the Seas cruise ship Thursday was airlifted from the boat to a New York hospital in critical condition, according to reports.

The ship left Bayonne on Thursday afternoon and was set to embark on a 9-day cruise to Bermuda and the Caribbean, ABC News stated.

The 8-year-old had been underwater for several minutes before he was found in the pool around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, and a medical professional was able to establish a pulse by performing CPR, the New York Daily News reported.

The child was taken by helicopter from the cruise ship to Staten Island University Hospital, according to ABC.

Ship operator Royal Caribbean said the child was being treated at a hospital as of 10 p.m., and cruise officials were providing support for the boy's family. A large group of relatives from Maryland was reportedly traveling with him.

The boat returned to port in Bayonne after the emergency and set sail again early Friday.

The Anthem of the Seas is a luxury cruise liner operated by Royal Caribbean that travels between New Jersey and the Caribbean. It made headlines this winter after it sailed into a winter storm with 30-foot waves and cut its passengers’ vacations short.

See Also:

• Horror Cruise Spawns Passenger Lawsuits: Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas Caught In Storm
• WATCH: Cruise Ship Battered During Storm, 4 Injured

Photo: Jacob Triplett ‏@JacobTrippin

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