What they were doing here was a swift-water retrieval of special operations personnel.
If you were held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia, and a special ops team came in and rescued you, wouldn't you want them to use this tactic to get you out of hostile waters as quickly as possible? I would!
Chinooks can float... so... it's not like he is hovering in the water.. he actually landed in the water.
0ne1111 3 months ago
THAT IS THE MOST BADASS THING I EVER SAW!!!
geobenne 3 months ago
very cool video, loved it.
captmoonbeam 4 months ago
i always wanted to do a water landing, but just not to be, thanks for posting, Hookers all the way!
1crazyfocker 4 months ago
thats fucken skilled.
yyargghhh 4 months ago
Great! you let the water in and now the carpet is ruined!
BlackDongs2Dextreme 6 months ago
Odds are whomever thought up this maneuver was drunk as hell when they did it. Only drunken ingenuity can come up with something so epic.
Daemonheart 6 months ago
0:46 *Thinking* Oh fuck - get out of the way!
Noha307 9 months ago
Wow! These guys must really trust the pilot. Amazing work.
jamesfromwimbledon 9 months ago
Well done! Smooth...
Coffeeandasmoke 1 year ago
its faster than winching and safer cos heli can stay low and out of sight from air until getaway.
duncanauk1 1 year ago
Damn good...
OsmanNevrez 1 year ago 2
Would be funny if the boat missed..
SparkyB945 1 year ago 2
0:30 That guy looks like he is fishing
mcarbus 2 years ago
WHOA Dang! God bless the Navy Seals.
tk409 2 years ago 10
@tk409 there not navy seals
harrybyles1996 5 months ago
Pointless? I beg to differ!
What they were doing here was a swift-water retrieval of special operations personnel.
If you were held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia, and a special ops team came in and rescued you, wouldn't you want them to use this tactic to get you out of hostile waters as quickly as possible? I would!
oregonmildep 2 years ago 15
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Awesome! Class! Crazy! and pointless!
funkiestmonkeyIRL 2 years ago