Australia-Bound Duo Rescued from Disabled Sailboat During New England Blizzard

An Australia-bound father and son duo needed to be rescued from their disabled 43-foot sailboat off the coast of Nantucket on Sunday amid the brutal winter storm that slammed New England Saturday night time into Sunday.

The U.S. Coast Guard stated it obtained a misery sign at about 4:50 a.m. Sunday from the crusing vessel “Sedona” positioned roughly 150 miles south of Nantucket. After reaching the 2 males by way of satellite tv for pc telephone, the Coast Guard realized that vessel was with out energy and its sails had torn within the storm.

A Jayhawk helicopter from Cape Cod was launched to rescue the lads, whereas the crew of the 600-foot MV Maersk Katalin, about 40 miles away on the time, set a course towards the scene and agreed to supply communications assist.

The aircrew arrived on-scene at 8:48 a.m. and hoisted the lads to security whereas battling low visibility and close to hurricane power winds.

Initial on-scene climate situations had been nine-foot seas and constructing, with 40-mph winds, the Coast Guard reported. By the time the crew was recovered, situations had deteriorated to 25-foot seas and winds of practically 60 mph.

Following the rescue, a spokesman for the Coast Guard confirmed to the media that the daddy and son had bought the “Sedona” on eBay and so they had left for Australia from Rhode Island on Friday.

“Given the severity of this storm, this rescue was a major effort and we are all relieved it ended as it did,” stated Lt. j.g. Tyler Dewechter, MH-60 pilot and public affairs officer at Air Station Cape Cod. “We are glad we were prepared for this storm and could render aid — and also continue to urge mariners to stay safe and heed the cautions and advisories of winter storm warnings.”

No one was injured in rescue, however the two males had been transferred to native EMS to be evaluated for hypothermia.

On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard was urging mariners and the coastal public to organize for the winter storm, which was forecasted to convey extreme blizzard situations, with heavy snow and winds gusting to 60 knots, starting Saturday night and lasting into Sunday morning. The Coast Guard added that it had been flying storm tracks since Friday to warn mariners of the impeding winter storm.

Video of the rescue could be discovered under: