launched from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay and a C-130 fixed wing aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento to locate the EPIRB. At approximately 12:30 pm, the helicopter located the EPIRB and commenced its search. At approximately 1:20 pm, the helicopter located the Passing Wind II which had lost its mast and was foundering in seas estimated to be 10 - 12 feet. Both passengers of the Passing Wind II had abandoned their vessel and jumped into the water. Coast Guard rescue ...
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by: USCGImagery
Station Elizabeth City, NC, hoisted four people from a sailing vessel, 172 miles east of Wilmington, Friday. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received notification at 9:15 am that the 50-foot sailboat Kekoa was coming apart and taking on water. A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft rescue crew from Air Station Elizabeth City arrived on scene at 10:53 am to provide aerial coverage for the four survivors in 20-25 foot seas until an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew arrived. The ...
This is video footage of the Southern Region Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter at work in Sydney and surrounding mountains
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by: nessyfreak1
