A Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Kodiak hovers over the cutter Alex Haley to transfer crewmen from the Selendang Ayu. (Photo by U.S. Coast Guard )
To: Species8472
Those are really tough conditions, in addition to the snow, hovering over water at night is very challenging due to several optical illusions pilots will encounter. I am not a helicopter pilot, but I know first hand that flying on NVD's through snow sucks.
Pray for these men and women. They go out in the worst of conditions.
2 posted on
12/11/2004 7:16:58 PM PST by
USNBandit
(Florida military absentee voter number 537.)
To: Species8472
"Hurricane-force gusts can knock the copter side to side, up and down. The sea can rise and fall the height of a three-story building in a minute."
Make that "in a second."
The worst I ever saw on my sailboat was 20 feet, from 3 directions. It was scary enough, but it was in Mexico, daylight and 80 degrees water and air temp.
These guys are amazing!
SM
To: Species8472
"Ya gota go out but ya dont have to come back"
Mari time heros;always have been always will be.....true sea-man and air-man........
Semper Paratus...........
6 posted on
12/11/2004 7:41:53 PM PST by
CGASMIA68
To: Species8472
The broken freighter at the rescue scene
7 posted on
12/11/2004 7:58:54 PM PST by
konaice
To: Species8472
Coastguardsmen are our most unsung heros. Especially in Alaska. How many lives have they saved? and under extreme conditions. They are very professional in every thing they do. From an old Navy man here in Alaska, my hat is off to these guys.
8 posted on
12/11/2004 9:27:17 PM PST by
sasportas
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Ahem. Ping.
(MAN, THAT TOOK ME THREE YEARS! LOL)
9 posted on
12/11/2004 9:31:23 PM PST by
patton
(Changing culture is like moving a cemetary. You don't get much help from the residents.)
To: Species8472; OneLoyalAmerican; Delta 21; CWOJackson; CedarDave; armyman; Arrowhead1952; ...
God Bless the US Coast Guard
The unsung heroes who risk their lives to save others.
Everyday can be the next disaster.
Everyday they are ready.
Day after day, Year after year.
To: Species8472
I've seen rescues exactly as what was described - and these guys are a brave lot! Great work - under terrible conditions - God bless them for their service -
To: Species8472
These are the people that should be making millions of dollars a year - not the idiot celebrities out of Hollywood...
15 posted on
12/11/2004 11:11:07 PM PST by
PowerPro
(DOUBLE W - He's STILL the one. Now don't that feel GOOD????)
To: Squantos
18 posted on
12/11/2004 11:34:22 PM PST by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Species8472
Talk about hazard pay......If anyone deserved it, they do.
21 posted on
12/12/2004 12:32:14 AM PST by
Route101
To: Species8472
GOD Bless those Coasties....
Had I not enlisted in the Marine Corps the Coasties were my second choice. They do one heck of a great job!
SEMPER FI!
26 posted on
12/12/2004 7:05:58 AM PST by
TMSuchman
(American by birth,rebel by choice, MARINE BY GOD!)
To: Species8472
Just another day in the U.S. Coast Guard BUMP.
31 posted on
12/12/2004 12:41:10 PM PST by
Delta 21
(MKC USCG -ret)
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