USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Julius Caesar: The Gallic Wars ~ September 16, 2003

Heraklia.fws1.com ^ | September 16, 2003 | LaDivaLoca

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sept. 12, 2003

COAST GUARD RESCUES CREW OF DOWNED HELICOPTER

FREEPORT, Texas – The Coast Guard rescued four crewmembers of a downed helicopter 18 miles south of Freeport in the Gulf of Mexico today.

The helicopter, owned by Go Helo Trans, went down with the four people onboard sometime before 5:30 p.m. Three of the four people climbed into the life raft after they landed in the water and the other attempted to swim to the nearest oil rig.

A short while later a pilot in another aircraft saw their life raft and notified a dispatcher at Scholes Airport in Galveston, Texas.

The dispatcher for Scholes Airport in Galveston contacted Coast Guard Group Galveston and notified them of the situation. The Coast Guard launched a helicopter from Air Station Houston and a small boat from Station Freeport to look for them. While the Coast Guard crews were on their way, Go Helo Trans called to let the Coast Guard know their helicopter was overdue.

The Coast Guard helicopter found the life raft and lowered a rescue swimmer to check on the crew. They told the rescue swimmer that the pilot swam to the nearest rig, so the Coast Guard crew aboard the small boat immediately began searching and rescued him.

The aircrew airlifted two of the crewmembers and transported them to Brazosport Airport, where EMS awaited them in an ambulance. The other two were taken via the small boat back to Station Freeport. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the condition of the others is unknown.

Having proper safety equipment onboard an aircraft or boat is crucial, especially before you find yourself in an emergency situation.

Video of the rescue is available at the guard shack at Ellington Field, Houston.

For questions contact PA3 Andrew Kendrick at 832-293-1304.

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The U.S. Coast Guard is a military, maritime, multi-mission service within the Department of Homeland Security dedicated to protecting the safety and security of America.

[E.G.C.]

It's nice and sunny and warm here. Temps in the 70's and 80's.

[Kathy in Alaska]

About 100 members of the 130th Airlift Wing returned to West Virginia on Monday after spending five months in Southwest Asia supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen were given a hero's welcome by a crowd of family and friends during a reception at the base. Pictured here is present Wing Commander, Col. Timothy Frye and past Wing Commander, Gen. (Ret) William Fleshman. Air National Guard photo by SRA Martina Spurlock

Members of the West Virginia 130th Airlift Wing returned Aug. 4, 2003 after spending five months in Southwest Asia supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen were given a hero's welcome by a crowd of family and friends during a reception at the base. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Martina Spurlock

[Fawnn]

Mom wears a jacket in my house whenever she visits! (I keep it around 72-74 degrees in the summer and around 66 in the winter.) So this is the e-mail I sent her about your post:

Subject: Good thing you don't live with or visit "Kathy in Alaska"

Message:
<< "Good day to you, E! 29 degrees at my house this morning. Summer is winding down, and fall is here. Still sunny days, but it's just about time to need a jacket when I leave for work...."

29 and she only wears a "jacket" to work! ;) >>

Mom's reply:

"Hopefully it is fur lined"

Re-reading your post, I see that you said it's only "just about time to need a jacket." So, Kathy, when you DO need to wear a jacket to work, is it a fur-lined jacket? (PETA and my mother want to know.) ;)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, TM, and thanks for providing a steaming cup.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good one this morning, minor. Have a good day at school.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Operation Mountain Viper put U.S. Army soldiers of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division in Deh Chopan, in Afghanistan's Zabul province, to search for Taliban and weapon caches that could be used against U.S. and allied forces. Soldiers of 1st Platoon observe the view from a CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis

U.S. Army soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division complete their objective and return to the assembly area in the vicinity of the village of Nora, Sept 3, 2003, as part of Operation Mountain Viper. The operation put the soldiers of 1st Platoon, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division, in Deh Chopan in Afghanistan's Zabul province, to search for Taliban and weapon caches that could be used against U.S. and allied forces. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sorry, no fur coat or fur lined jacket. I do have a parka with a fur ruff.

PETA

People
Eating
Tasty
Animals

[Saint Lucie]

"Common sense is the best distributed commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it."
[Discourse on Method]

[Saint Lucie]

Hahahahaha!!! My thoughts "exactly" - and I love the throwback to the Darwin theory . . .hmmmmmm who does that remind us of?

[Fawnn]

Is it lunchtime yet??? I have two music requests!

The first one will be easy. Phil Harris' "The Thing." (I was thinking that Isabel might wash one up on shore.)

The second one is a bit more difficult. My eldest granddaughter loves the Indian (as in Native American) song in "Peter Pan." It's been too long since I watched "Peter Pan," so I don't remember the name of that song.

I'm pretty sure you played the first one once. Got the second one? ;)

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey, everybody ! Happy Tuesday !

[SevenofNine]

Good morning Canteen members

Well developing item off Fox news wire report that US troops overnight in Baghdad has suppose busted SIX AMERICANS fighting during Iraq war with Saddam and was help out miltants after the war to destroy US Troops

Very sketchy at this hour so we don't know what going on

I tell you one thing

Xinurea news wire reporting that tragic ferry accident happen overnight while we were sleep

100 people are confirmed dead NO SURVIVOR

And report off AP wire former editor of NY Times one of them and sometime contributor CNN John Burns claim how CNN and NY Times look other way

While Saddam did horrid stuff on his country

GOING WHATEVER


So tell me about CNN

THEY SUCKS they are enablers like French

[SevenofNine]

Good morning Canteen members

Well developing item off Fox news wire report that US troops overnight in Baghdad has suppose busted SIX AMERICANS fighting during Iraq war with Saddam and was help out miltants after the war to destroy US Troops

Very sketchy at this hour so we don't know what going on

I tell you one thing

Xinurea news wire reporting that tragic ferry accident happen overnight while we were sleep

100 people are confirmed dead NO SURVIVOR

And report off AP wire former editor of NY Times one of them and sometime contributor CNN John Burns claim how CNN and NY Times look other way

While Saddam did horrid stuff on his country

GOING WHATEVER


So tell me about CNN

THEY SUCKS they are enablers like French

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Tuesday !!

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

txradioguy : Thank You for your latest report.
HiJinx : Thanks for reposting it on today'sthread.

[Kathy in Alaska]

29°F here this morning, Meekie. Thanks for my cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thank You for today's thread!

[Fawnn]

Which one of us got 100?

How's your day going, Tonk? (Wonderful, I hope!)

By the way, your goat told me to tell you that he prefers ketchup on his dog food....

[Fawnn]

Moi?