What are the odds of two passengers on the same cruise ship needing a rescue at exactly the same time? Apparently not zero.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued not one but two cruise ship passengers on the Norwegian Star over the weekend as the ship was sailing 200 miles off the coast of San Diego California.

The agency says at first the ship reported just one passenger in need of an evacuation, a 49 year old woman with an undisclosed injury. But by the time a Coast Guard helicopter arrived at the scene the ship had called back asking for a second medical evacuation. The helicopter was able to hoist both patients aboard at once and transport them to a California hospital.

The Coast Guard aid to the Norwegian Star could be seen as payback of sorts. Just last Monday the tables were turned when the Star responded to a call for help from the Coast Guard. A 45-foot sailboat, the Carpe Diem, was taking on water off the coast of Mexico, and the Star was the only ship nearby.

Racing to the scene, the Star rescued Carpe Diem captain Donald Masingale, 65, of Oklahoma, and brought him on board, putting him up in a passenger cabin and feeding him until the ship arrived in Mexico. Before he departed, Masingale reportedly thanked the crew for “the royal treatment.”