Riyadh, Sha'ban 14, 1438, May 10, 2017, SPA -- The General Command of the Security Aviation of the Ministry of the Interior carried out yesterday a saving and medical evacuation mission for a Canadian man after his health deteriorated while he was on board a vessel off the Kingdom's coast in the Red Sea. The Civil Aviation Command said that an elderly Canadian passenger onboard the ship SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER crossing the Red Sea in the direction of Safaga, Egypt, suffered a deterioration of his health condition, which required immediate transfer to a specialist hospital for advanced medical care. The crew of the ship asked for immediate help from the Border Guard, which in turn requested the support of the security aviation to evacuate the patient. One of the General Command of the Security Aviation airplanes began a saving and evacuation mission on board the deck of the ship, which was 35 nautical miles off the shores of Shuaiba, and took him under medical supervision to Prince Mohammad bin Naif Naval Base in Jeddah accompanied by his wife. From there, he was transfer to a specialized hospital for treatment. --SPA 22:41 LOCAL TIME 19:41 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w397993