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Keywords: US Navy 070413-N-4790M-013 HS-10 rescues crew of stranded fishing vessel delivering aid to Solomon Islands.jpg en SOLOMON ISLANDS April 13 2007 A Taiwanese fishing vessel is shown stuck on a reef in the waters around the Solomon Islands after her crew was rescued the night before by a U S Navy 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 ESCU-1 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 2007-04-13 070413-N-4790M-013 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 45079 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Meyers Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 10 United States Navy 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake Fishing ships of Taiwan PD-USGov-Military-Navy
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