Perfect Storm Rescues: Infant Saved at Sea

[neoculm]

crazy, what's he doing with all that canvas up? Only 50mph wind too and reasonable seas, he must have lost his senses or something and panicked maybe, what a waste of a great boat

[CAMNZ117]

that boat was handling it fine. if he is that scared, why not just drop the sail and put a sea anchor out. that would keep the bow into the wind. or he could turn the engine and auto helm on and motor slowly to his destination. the sea isnt even that bad

[TommyGuitarful]

What an odd choice of sail configuration for a ketch in 50 knot winds.

[GOUGOUNETTE]

rich & dummy

[steerandstroll]

I would tell them to take my family and I would somehow sail the boat back

[thomasey2]

This is one of the most valuable works that exist. I Thank you all around the world that are the real heroes for people that need assistance. Thank you .

[modelchefs]

HE JUST DOESNT KNOW HOW TO SAIL!!!!!! THE SAILoR DID EVERYTHING WRONG, this was avoidable!!! If Ur not sure of what Ure doing in the Ocean, dont. Its not a game!

[ILOVEMFEO]

god bless the gals and lads of the coast guards of this world :)

[DELILAH721]

This was amazing :)

[MegaSlayerr]

For the people on about the yaucth ya its a bad loss but fuck it would you take a risk of losing your family for some shitty boat ? fuck that they made the right decsion

[daggitenator]

fighting 50mph winds with1 reef in his main? whadda fucking idiot.

[jensvoogt]

@daggitenator

what should he have done?

[GaskellleoCinema]

@jensvoogt Taken in the main and sailed (or hove to) under storm jib & mizzen.

[adhocstube]

Extreme good job by the rescuers! But why this very dangerous abandom when the yacht is fine ???

[vincent7520]

@adhocstube Because one shouldn't overestimate one's strength !… How can a single person sail a 60 ft sailboat singlehanded, care for the ship's survival, care for the crew in such a weather ???…

He should have had at least 2 experienced crew members to weather such a storm…

But to day big boats are cheaper giving more competent in normal conditions sailors the feeling they can weather all kind of storms plus the fact your are with your family … and we enter a different picture…

[CAMNZ117]

omg, the boat looked like it was handeling the seas perfectly. If i was that concerned, i would have just thrown out a sea anchor! that was a very nice yacht too. a shame the abandoned ship!

[JohnnyPeachPit]

@Marcus - Statistically speaking, a 4 month old baby on board a sailboat is safer than one on land, but a rescue at sea is more dramatic than just another car wreck.

Why did they abandon ship in the first place? Mental and physical exhaustion probably. The boat seemed fine. The actual rescue seemed more dangerous than staying put. Like the old saying goes, you should only abandon ship when you have to step UP into your liferaft.

[mariovittone]

@JohnnyPeachPit The vessel was 400 miles at sea with a hurricane approaching from the south and a NorEaster heading down on them from the North. The master had been single handling the vessel for 40 hours. In sic hours he would have been in an unrecoverable state given the weather.

[markushalfmad]

4-month-old baby on board???!! wtf is within the baby's parents skulls???? shiiitt?

[DownhillAllTheWay]

What happened to the boat after the rescue?

Did it go down, or stay afloat? Was it found again?

[Rimskyfarby]

As a one-time coast guard member myself, I must say that I really admire the professionalism shown here in this video. Wonderful communication between the crew...very lucid and in control at all times...you guys ROCK!