U.S. Coast Guard, Navy Helicopter Squadron execute critical medical evacuation of Filipino mariner northwest of Guam
The crew of a U.S. Navy's Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) see to the medical care of a 26-year-old Filipino mariner following a hoist from his vessel 100 nautical miles offshore to Guam on March 2, 2024. Responders initiated the operation after notification the mariner, aboard the 850-foot Liberian-flagged container ship Carmell 1, initially located 400 nautical miles northwest of Guam, exhibited severe abdominal issues. (U.S. Navy photo)