(VIDEO) Coast Guard Crews Rescue 6 People from Sinking Sailboat 90 miles Offshore from Crescent City
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles
This is a press release from U.S. Coast Guard District 11:
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay members Petty Officer 3rd Class Spencer Manson, a rescue swimmer, and Lt. Ryan O’Neill, an aircraft commander, discuss their June 19, 2021, rescue at Sector Humboldt Bay, Calif., July 13, 2021. The 79-foot sailboat Barlovento had become disabled in dangerous weather and the crew was rescued by Sector Humboldt Bay and Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews.
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Coast Guard rocks.
Great video!
The USCG does indeed rock.
I caught a very brief mention of the second helo coming from North Bend. That’s Coos Bay up in Oregon. Amazing work.
edited to add this link. The mention of North Bend reminded of this. The rescue swimmers of the Coast Guard are actual heroes.
https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/612743/face-of-defense-coast-guardsman-swims-to-save-lives/
god bless these men & women for the bravery the have.
Thank you for the sacrifices you have made in your personal life to make sure you are on point to help others. Rescue swimmers and smoke-jumpers are selfless and a special breed of people. Mad props to all those involved and to those that choose to look after others.
Awesome work. I heard a saying that went something like “no body appreciates what the coast guard does until you need them then there’s no substitute”. I am curious what kind of device would be used to signal at that range? Obviously they were prepared for it, I would think that would be out of range for marine radio, so satellite phone or one of those emergency GPS signals? Just curious on what the proper gear would be for such a voyage.
60 miles. Marginal for normal VHF. Coast Gard has some antennas on peaks along the coast. (Extends range.)
If they had a mast top antenna they could have (maybe) used it.
On an older boat ? They might have had and ‘old school’ marine radio, HF/SSB radios.
(HF = High Frequency). (SSB – Single side band.) Good for 400 to several thousand miles.
Or they had a newer satellite phone. Most everything these days is going satellite.
Single side band maybe.
edited: I see Bozo beat me to it. Though SSB isn’t down for the count yet. 🙂
COAST GUARD ROCKS!
Wow, I mean WOW.
That is just awesome
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Inspiring video! Very heartening. Brought tears to my eyes. Magnificent Coast Guard.
I thought the Coast Guard had already rescued the six people from the boat several weeks ago. Seems strange there would be another sailboat with 6 passengers in the same spot. Anyone have any ideas if this is an old story?
That’s the same rescue.
Thanks! I thought so.
Regardless, it’s a story worth retelling. Coast Guard you’re aMaZiNg!!!
It is ironic that on Friday I watched the USCG rescue swimmer movie The Guardian which I thought was very well done. Evidently this was our local swimmer’s first such event, BRAVO!
https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/vessel-abandoned-off-crescent-city-after-uscg-rescue/