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| Keywords: US Navy 070412-N-4790M-002 HS-10 rescues crew of stranded fishing vessel delivering aid to Solomon Islands.jpg en ABOARD USNS STOCKHAM April 12 2007 An HH-60H Seahawk assigned to the Warhawks of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron HS 10 Expeditionary Sea Command Unit ESCU 1 from Naval Air Station NAS North Island San Diego prepares for a rescue mission on a stranded Taiwanese fishing vessel that has run aground on a reef near the Solomon Islands The fishing vessel was ferrying a medical team to the Solomon Islands to provide medical care for victims of a recent tsunami in the region The helicopter rescued 15 Red Cross and medical staff and two injured Tsunami victims and transported them safely to the town of Gizo Solomon Islands A third critically injured crew member was also rescued by helicopter and taken to hospital in the neighboring town of Munda ESCU-1 is on a six-month deployment aboard the Military Sealift Command MSC roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Stockham T-AK 3017 On April 2 an 8 1 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami struck the Solomon Islands causing casualties and significant damage USNS Stockham is one of 16 Maritime Pre-Positioning Ships belonging to the MSC Pre-Positioning Program The U S Navy is responding to a specific request on the part of the U S ambassador to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Meyers RELEASED 2007-04-12 070412-N-4790M-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 45077 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Meyers PD-USGov-Military-Navy USNS GySgt Fred W Stockham T-AK-3017 HH-60H Rescue Hawk Maritime emergencies Military activities at night Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 10 United States Navy | ||||
