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Container ship crew landed patient after offshore rescue

An 81-year-old Washington citizen arrived in Honolulu on June 14 aboard athe "Horizon Reliance" that rescued him on June 11 at sea when he had a stroke while sailing to Hawaii, about 1,265 miles northeast of Oahu. He was sailing with his son and grandson on the 33-foot sailboat Gallivant, which had set sail from Olympia, Wash., on May 17. He was in stable condition and received medical treatment in Honolulu. Crewmembers of the "Horizon Reliance" carried him on a stretcher into a waiting ambulance. The family doctor of the patient had advised a medical evacuation via satellite phone when he had become partly paralyzed and couldn't speak. So his son and grandson contacted the Coast Guard for help. Due to the boat's distance, it would have taken too long to send a Coast Guard vessel. Using the AMVER System, the Coast Guard found that the "Horizon Reliance" was about 73 miles northwest of the "Gallivant". The yacht was damaged during the ship's three rescue attempts, nearly going under after the containership lowered its life boat, which slammed into the sailboat during a large swell. Report with photos: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/18791390/rescued-elderly-sailor-arrives-in-honolulu

Stroke struck mariner stable after medevac by AMVER ship

An 81-year-old mariner is in stable condition after a coordinated medical evacuation between the Coast Guard and the crew of the "Horizon Reliance" on June 13, 2012. Coast Guard watchstanders in the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received a call at 9:30 a.m. on June 12 from Coast Guard Pacific Area who received a report that Robert Bourdon, a crewmember aboard the sailing vessel "Gallivant", had suffered symptoms of a stroke, approximately 1,265 miles northeast of Oahu. The Coast Guard flight surgeon was briefed and recommended a medical evacuation. Due to the distance, a Coast Guard asset would not have been able to provide a timely response. Watchstanders searched through the AMVER database and contacted the "Horizon Reliance", which approximately 73 miles northwest of the ´"Gallivant". The two-man crew of the "Gallivant" transferred Bourdon to the Horizon Reliance via small boat, at approximately 4:30 p.m., on June 12. Bourdon, along with the owner of the "Gallivant" and his son, were transiting from California to Hilo. The "Horizon Reliance" was scheduled to arrive in Honolulu on June 14.