Grey Bull Rescue Executes Massive Evacuation of 353 Trapped Americans within 24-Hours of Landfall from Jamaica Following Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

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TAMPA, FL / ACCESS Newswire / November 5, 2025 / Grey Bull Rescue has successfully completed a massive multi-aircraft evacuation of 353 American citizens stranded in Jamaica after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa devastated the island, cutting off access, power, and communications across Montego Bay, one of the hardest-hit regions.

The evacuation took place as soon as Hurricane Melissa passed across two consecutive days - the first rescue flight on Friday, October 31, and the second on Saturday, November 1 - marking the full completion of Operation: ISLAND CROSS within a 24-hour window from when the Ops team landed in Montego Bay. This was Grey Bull Rescue's 797th su