Keywords: US Navy 050330-C-0000B-500 A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Alaska HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter crew circles the Alaska Marine Highways Systems ferry Kennicott prior to airlifting a 69-year-old patient 65-miles northwest of.jpg en Sitka Alaska Mar 30 2005 - A U S Coast Guard Air Station Sitka Alaska HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter crew circles the Alaska Marine Highways Systems ferry Kennicott prior to airlifting a 69-year-old patient 65-miles northwest of Cape Spencer The helicopter crew traveled 140 nautical miles northwest of Sitka to conduct hoist operations with the ferry On scene conditions included 30-knot winds rain showers and 10-to-15 foot making a normally routine mission more challenging due to the ship s pitching deck The aircrew lowered a rescue swimmer Petty Officer Jason Shepard and health services technician Petty Officer Jeff Schaffnit to Kennicott's deck U S Coast Guard photo by Lt Brian Bailey RELEASED 2005-03-30 050330-C-0000B-500 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 23250 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Sitka Alaska Helihoisting of people Life saving in the United States Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk Emergency medical services in Alaska |