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Coast Guard Air Station Houston hoists 4 people to safety after their boat goes over the Colorado River dam in Bay City, TX.





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I live in bay city ... ( 1 year ago by Rebeccaloveslife13)
I live in bay city and I remember this happening.
Cool video. Must ... ( 1 year ago by DanielG54321)
Cool video. Must feel good to go home after work knowing you save lives. Better then my job anyway. :)
This is not the MH- ... ( 1 year ago by 1cobradevildog)
This is not the MH-60(blackhawk) version for the Coastguard. They were in the Dolphine i believe its called. They have weight restrictions...
the Mh-60 would have stayed up untill all of them were out for sure..
The HH-65 (Dolphin) ... ( 1 year ago by 1decimal8tango)
The HH-65 (Dolphin) typically can hold about 4 passengers, but that number will be less depending on the amount of gear they are carrying.
in case of unseen ... ( 1 year ago by spiralsoflight)
in case of unseen injury
respek ( 1 year ago by spiralsoflight)
respek
The boaters were ... ( 1 year ago by ogram321)
The boaters were not in a kayak. they were in about a 14 foot boat. I live there and know the story. A friend of mine was there and called it in to 911. This is the only case I know of that any one survived on this damn. This is not just any river. This is the Colorado River. People that go over usually die! Thanks to the fast responce to the other boaters (my friends) and the Fantastic Coast Guard, Thank God they were saved!!!
They did 2 at a ... ( 11 months ago by MikeRDar)
They did 2 at a time, mostly because of weight. There are already 4 crew in the helicopter. When you add two survivors, 6 bodies total, it's more work for the engines and pilots, and hovering takes a lot of power. 8 bodies (with full fuel) would be very difficult.
When you hear the co-pilot say "you're in the yellow" he's referring to the power being near it's limits (in the red). Plus if there is an accident, better to have as many people as possible safely on the ground.
They had been in ... ( 11 months ago by robertthegreatest)
They had been in the water for an hour already. They dropped off the two little boys first so that they could get to the hospital as the water was cold. Also, the helicopter can only hover for so long at a time without over-heating.
Awesome job guys! ... ( 11 months ago by vball2tall)
Awesome job guys! When I grow up, I REALLY want to be in the Coast Guard. One day, I want to experience the feeling of saving a person's life. I do wonder though, were there any girls on this rescue?
Indeed a beautiful ... ( 11 months ago by henriquecsouza)
Indeed a beautiful job. Great piloting skills and big time rescuing training to pull off such a perfect one, that is.
AWESOME! ( 11 months ago by abuechler1)
AWESOME!
Amen =) ( 11 months ago by Marty32)
Amen =)
I have flown on ... ( 10 months ago by gloverbj1979)
I have flown on many missions with the CG as a flight mechanic. You raise a good ?. The Dolphin is a small helicopter compared to others, but they should have been able to fit them inside. The only thing I can think of is they did not want to leave the kids unattended inside the helo. Regardless of the reason, I know the crew talked about the pros and cons of their decision beforehand.
wow! thats what I ... ( 9 months ago by bonds42793)
wow! thats what I wana be when I get out of highschool. That would be the most rewarding job in the world. I can even emagin the feeling afer a big rescue=)
they didn't do it ... ( 9 months ago by ritualghost)
they didn't do it one at a time, they did it 2 at a time. I think it was just to make room, because they were operating out of a smaller HH-65c or b dolphin, compared to the beastly HH-60j Jayhawk which has a much larger cabin.
yeah danielg54321 ... ( 8 months ago by chatmaster2)
yeah danielg54321 it does feel good but A-school is a pain in the but and i wanted to stop working but i never wanted to quit and now i save lives all the time as a rescue swimmer so yeah to wrap it all up it feels too good to be true
I have lived there ... ( 7 months ago by ogram321)
I have lived there all my life (still do), i don't think any one has ever lived going over 'till this rescue! GREAT JOB, Coast Guard! Thanks for saving people that cannot read the many many signs all over the river. lol
Great job Houston ... ( 6 months ago by flightmek)
Great job Houston Boys! Makin' us proud!
Probably a few ... ( 6 months ago by flightmek)
Probably a few reasons. They may have wanted to get the kids to EMS ASAP to treat for hypothermia. The cabin of the HH65C is pretty small. Limited space depending on how many crew and how much gear they brought. Lastly, depending on wind direction and speed, air temp and fuel load they may have had power concerns. The pilots, swimmer, and flight mech discuss it all before they begin the evolution and come up with the best plan for the current situation.
1 thing to comment. ... ( 5 months ago by d4rkestlite)
1 thing to comment.
thank GOD for the united states coast guard
AWESOME!! My ... ( 4 months ago by MXMeade)
AWESOME!! My grandpa was in the navy and the coast gaurd.
He is tough.
well its pretty bad ... ( 4 months ago by tbsdrummer87)
well its pretty bad that anyone who does a service that involves saving lives like coast guard, police, rescue teams, etc get low salaries but sports athletes and rappers are raking in millions.
Been there done ... ( 1 week ago by pinwizz69)
Been there done that. I was an AD3 HH52A SAR crewman,was,nt any swimmers then! The 52 had lottsa room in em. My first night duty at Arst.Miami WE rescued 2 guys off a train and a family of 5 of thier roof east of Lake occachobbe after a dike burst. My 3d rescue was night storm rescue,a retired couple of a sailboat by Stilltsville.My4th was a day/storm. A father & son of a demasted hobbie headed for rocks just offshore nrth of downtown in Biscyne Bay.I was proud of every day I served in the USCG!


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