US Coast Guard trains with Canadian navy in Cape Cod Bay, Mass. [Image 5 of 5]

CAPE COD, MA, UNITED STATES

08.24.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1     

A helicopter rescue crew from Air Station Cape Cod in Bourne, Mass., trained with the Canadian navy Aug. 24, 2015, in Cape Cod Bay. An aviation survival technician and a public affairs specialist were lowered onto the Canadian Warship HMCS Summerside for a mock medical evacuation. Petty Officer 2nd Class Mario Estevane entered the ship where the "patient" was strapped to a gurney. Estevane explained in a real-word medevac he would do his own assessment of the patient and there would be a Coast Guard corpsman onboard for medical support once the patient was aboard the helicopter. Estevane explained ways to secure a patient and various hoisting techniques employed to get people off of a ship and into our aircraft. The MH-60 crew piloted the helicopter over the Summerside and lowered a basket. The Canadian crew watched as Estevane loaded the Coast Guard photographer inside the basket who was hoisted into the helicopter. After a quick presentation of Summerside hats and a plaque from the warship by the Captain, Estevane connected himself to the hoist hook and was lifted into the helicopter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 08.24.2015
• Date Posted: 08.25.2015 10:46
• Photo ID: 2141734
• VIRIN: 240815-G-UL848-005
• Resolution: 3264x2448
• Size: 926.83 KB
• Location: CAPE COD, MA, US