U.S. Coast Guard, Navy medically evacuate ill crewman from foreign fishing vessel northwest of Saipan [Image 3 of 3]

GUAM

09.21.2024

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam

The U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) lower an aviation rescue swimmer to assess an ill 37-year-old crewman from the 95-foot Chinese Taipei-flagged fishing vessel Jin Hsiang Fa during a medical evacuation approximately 138 nautical miles northwest of Saipan on Sept. 21, 2024, with coordination from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam. Following a request for assistance from the Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Taipei at 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 20, the Joint Rescue Sub-Center (JRSC) Guam began coordinating the response with HSC-25. (U.S. Navy photo)

• Date Taken: 09.21.2024
• Date Posted: 09.26.2024 11:57
• Photo ID: 8658078
• VIRIN: 240921-N-N0020-5156
• Resolution: 1500x2000
• Size: 739.53 KB
• Location: GU