Enroute to WestPac deployment in 1997, the air detachment’s helicopter was in the process of landing. The ship rolled to port and the blades of the helicopter struck the flight deck causing the helicopter to roll to the port side. The only thing stopping the helicopter from being completely lost over the side was the RAST cable and flight deck nets. The ship docked in Guam where the helicopter was craned off to be repaired. No fault was found with the flight crew nor the ship’s personnel for the mishap.