Nevada Smith was in command and had some tough choices to make. As one of the people rescued I, as well as the others, will forever be grateful to this crew for risking their lives to save ours. The c-130 crew, led by Paul Beavis, was also an integral part of the rescue. They managed to find us with the use of a weal 121.5 signal from an old EPIRB. The GPIRB we counted on, made by ACR, had ceased to function after an hour or so. For another video Google "Sean Seamour"
The video does not do justice to what this crew did. This happened 220 nm off Cape Hatteras. The winds were 75-80 knots with gusts up to 85 knots. The waves (verified by radio altimeter were from 50 to 80 ft. One wave came to within 15 ft of the helo. The flying done by Aaron Nelson was incredible and the conditions Scott Nelson on the hoist and Drew Dazzo in the water dealt with successfully were way beyond anything anticipated in training.
Congratulations for the rescue from an italian coast guard helicopter pilot! I believe that the job we do is incredible... saving other people lives. Congratulations to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Drew Dazzo for the great decoration. About that I Have been thinking about the medevac that we did few weeks ago 120 Nautical miles off shore with an Agusta Bell 412. ( 3 hours
Thank you & God bless you guys. You are truly heroes. I can't imagine what the seas would have been like but from what I saw in this video it looks like it beat Hollywood's 'Perfect Storm'.
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Drew Dazzo you are more than deserving of this decoration for bravery.
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Nevada Smith was in command and had some tough choices to make. As one of the people rescued I, as well as the others, will forever be grateful to this crew for risking their lives to save ours. The c-130 crew, led by Paul Beavis, was also an integral part of the rescue. They managed to find us with the use of a weal 121.5 signal from an old EPIRB. The GPIRB we counted on, made by ACR, had ceased to function after an hour or so. For another video Google "Sean Seamour"
rudyseamour 1 year ago
The video does not do justice to what this crew did. This happened 220 nm off Cape Hatteras. The winds were 75-80 knots with gusts up to 85 knots. The waves (verified by radio altimeter were from 50 to 80 ft. One wave came to within 15 ft of the helo. The flying done by Aaron Nelson was incredible and the conditions Scott Nelson on the hoist and Drew Dazzo in the water dealt with successfully were way beyond anything anticipated in training.
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rudyseamour 1 year ago
Congratulations for the rescue from an italian coast guard helicopter pilot! I believe that the job we do is incredible... saving other people lives. Congratulations to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Drew Dazzo for the great decoration. About that I Have been thinking about the medevac that we did few weeks ago 120 Nautical miles off shore with an Agusta Bell 412. ( 3 hours
ITCGpilot 1 year ago
Beautiful thing to behold. Great job, guys. And, lets make sure the hoist mech gets some kudos on this one, too!
pepsibookcat 2 years ago
These men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard are true professionals. I suggest everyone to read the book "The finest hours" by Michael J. Tougias
Brizbags 2 years ago
Bravo, si señor.
salrescue 2 years ago
Drew that's amazing man! Congrats see u in the shop
pacovela3312 2 years ago
Thank you & God bless you guys. You are truly heroes. I can't imagine what the seas would have been like but from what I saw in this video it looks like it beat Hollywood's 'Perfect Storm'.
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Drew Dazzo you are more than deserving of this decoration for bravery.
drgreez 2 years ago
nothing can be more pleasant than help people and save lifes!
gio31brasil 2 years ago
Good job you guys are the best!!
trav1971 2 years ago 2
Awesome video. I can't wait to be a part of this incredible service.
avsfan2020 2 years ago 2
good job that looked pretty dire for those guys on the raft, they're very lucky.
TheUndert0ker 2 years ago
Congratulations and thank you Petty Officer 2nd Class Drew Dazzo for your service.
scrapperHand 2 years ago