USN MH-60S medevac RoKN sailor from submarine

A Republic of Korea Navy sailor is recovering aboard USNS Mercy in the middle of Pacific Ocean after getting medevac off Chang Bogo-class submarine ROKS Lee Eokgi on May 27.

160527-N-BB534-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 27, 2016) An MH-60S assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 performs a medical evacuation of a sailor from Republic of Korea Submarine SSK Lee Eok Gi (SS 071) to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Elizabeth Merriam/Released)

Mercy is currently underway in support of Pacific Partnership 2016 and was 18 hours away from the submarine when it was tasked to divert to save him.

A HSC-21 MH-60S embarked on the hospital ship successfully hoisted the sailor from the deck of the submarine and flew him to Mercy for treatment.