Dramatic Rescue Caught on Tape – Four Airlifted from Sinking Fishing Vessel in Gulf of Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday rescued 4 crew of the fishing vessel Kupreanof from the Gulf of Alaska close to Lituya Bay, Alaska. The dramatic rescue was caught on movie by the Coast Guard aircrew because the vessel sank.
[contextly_sidebar id=”OjPvMjRp2rMNPzOJSCjq3nf7E5uHdZLc”]The six minute video from the Coast Guard reveals the fishing vessel sink in just below half-hour elapsed time. In the video, you possibly can see that the crew of the fishing vessel donned immersion fits as they exited the severely itemizing vessel right into a life raft with assist from a Coast Guard rescue swimmer.
Amazingly, the aircrew was capable of hoist all 4 crew members to security earlier than the vessel slipped under the floor. The 4 crew have been transported them to Sitka.
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