Ill passenger airlifted off ship retracing Titanic voyage

The ship retracing the doomed Titanic’s voyage across the Atlantic was almost struck by tragedy last night after a BBC cameraman developed heart problems and was airlifted to hospital.

The MS Balmoral, which is carrying relatives of Titanic victims among its 1,309 passengers, declared a medical emergency yesterday afternoon, just hours after it departed Cobh, Co Cork.

It was forced to head back towards the Irish coast and sail about 30km east to rendezvous with a coastguard helicopter.