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Four sailors rescued by US Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod crews, US
An incredible rescue involving US Coast guard crews out of Cape Cod, after some sailors were hit by a “rogue wave” that crippled their boat. It happened Sunday evening, 8 May 2022, about 100 nautical miles south of Long Island Sound in the US. Crews from the US Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod were launched to help the sailboat. The incident took place 80 miles south of Montauk, New York, where four men were sailing aboard a 39-foot vessel named Calypso, the Coast Guard said. Dramatic video released Tuesday shows a member of the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from US Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod jumping into the Long Island Sound to medevac the sailors from the damaged boat. When crews arrived on the scene, they realised how bad it was. The sailboat had been “de-masted,” injuring all four of the crew. “Battling heavy seas and challenging hoisting conditions, our MH-60T crew effectively rescued all four individuals.” according to a statement from the Coast Guard. That rescue lasted into the darkness, as you can see from the video shared by the Coast Guard.
Crews methodically plucked the four sailors to safety after a rescue swimmer jumped into the pounding surf to assess the injured sailors and to place them in a rescue basket to get on board the rescue helicopter. In the video, you can hear some of the sailors’ injuries being described as bruised ribs and a concussion. The sailboat, named Calypso, was based out of Mount Sinai, New York. Source: Boston 25 News, New York Post |
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