Air station Kodiak MH-60 helo medivacs crewman

Captains,

Aerial medivacs, a core competency of Coast Guard rotary wing aviation, is often a lifesaver for seafarers with acute medical conditions. A crewman from the Korean-flagged car carrier Modern Express, en route from Portland OR to Busan South Korea, benefited from the service just this morning. The helo's hoist cam recorded the event for Youtube.

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KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducted a medevac of a 38-year-old Filipino man from the 518-foot car carrier Modern Express approximately 58 miles south of Kodiak Thursday morning.

Raine Canua was reported to have been found by his shipmates in his cabin disoriented Wednesday. The shipping company of the vessel contacted the Seventeenth Coast Guard District command center watchstanders about 7:45 p.m. reporting Canua was suffering from symptoms of a possible stroke.

The helicopter crew successfully hoisted Canua about 8:48 a.m. and safely delivered him to awaiting medical personnel who transferred him to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center approximately 9:45 a.m. Weather conditions on scene at the time of the hoist were 43 mph winds and 22 foot seas with light rain.