After another quiet night on the Tasman Sea we awoke at 08:00 to find us in a light swell and still heading west to Hobart. Later in the morning the cloud built and by the afternoon the wind was from the north and rain was in the air.
At 7:30 p.m. the Captain informed us that a passenger, who had been taken ill during the day, needed hospital attention and would be airlifted from the ship. The helicopter made 5 or 6 attempts at landing but because of the strong winds, had to drop a doctor on a cable to Deck 8 and winch the passenger on board.