Coast Guard Video: Best Dam Rescue...

[Timmmay33]

This is absolutely amazing....

[GunsNroses756]

damn nice job done by the flight mec woderous man that guy put him in the boat about 200ft above insane well done by the pilot and flight mec

[Bigctfc]

My dream job is to be a coast guard helo pilot.

[shakenama]

I've seen this video over and over again and it reminds me of the professionalism of the amazing team that I was a part of. The teamwork and communication of the crew in this is awesome. Although I was in from 82 - 95' and was a small boat coxswain, this brings back alot of memories. :-D

[jdust6502]

I was in Coast Guard as a young man. I operated a 41 ft. search & rescue boat at Pascagoula, Ms. Looking back, maybe the most wonderful experience of my life. Anyone considering enlistment should go for it. I had some adventures I never even dreamed of having. Before, or since then.

[mydeadspace2]

i have always wanted to join the coast guard

[colliecandle]

ANYONE who undertakes this work, WHEREever they are, WHOever they are, are ALL heroes!

[zonkozonko]

RAF Rescue could do better See RAF rescue in Cockermouth floods England.

[helocoastie]

@zonkozonko

Let help you with a little history lesson, the US Coast Guard developed and perfected helicopter rescue that you boys now use. We rescue more folks from a more diverse set of circumstances from the Bering Sea to the North Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico. You boys may be good but you learned it from us and we are better. Teacher to student lesson. Former HH-3F Helicopter Aircrew - Alaska.

[jjdiver]

Thanks to all the Coasties!

Back in 1976 A CG helicopter transported my dad from an outer island in the Washington San Juan's to a hospital, after he injured his back. The quality of care and knowledge show by the Coasties was excellent. Thanks, thanks, thanks.

Do you strap the survivors in once they are aboard? A little unnerving thinking about the survivors having access to an open door. I noticed the winch operator was attached via a strap.

Thanks!

[utolaman]

honorable job there and God bless

[habb]

talk about a rewarding job, god bless

[blogTVs]

how in the world did they end up over the dam? was it plan retarded on there part or did they have no choice cause of a engine failure and current.

[TheUndert0ker]

I always wondered how the piloting was done exactly for a hover like that. I know the HH65 has a computer controlled hover system, but are rescues like this done solely by pilot skill? That would take a real steady hand...wow.

At any rate Coast Guard helo pilots are the shit.

[AssasinSlayers]

not just the pilots the pilots dont go into freezing water the divers do give them some credit too :)

[booAHHHH]

squared away helo crew.

[10l13]

Good Job!  5 *

[towfar]

anyone., im in highschool thinking about the navy or coast guard, anyone hav any suggestins?

[elj320]

Get with your guidance office at school. They can get you connected with the recruiters for both. Or type either in on any search engine.

[livelyitis]

go coast guard its the best job in the world im having the time of my life and im serving my country at the same time

[johsy]

What do you do there?

[frank4r]

pancakes

[101popster]

they are both really close, but it is good think about the fact that, the navy goes to war, and the coast guard works a lot closer to home...coast guard performs rescues more often than the navy, but the navy travels father, and they get to blow stuff up.

[ferrariyak]

the coast guard has been deployed in almost every u.s. conflict. most landing craft in wwII were ran by coast guard coxswains, most river boats in vietnam were coast guard. theres cutters and coasties in iraq right now.

[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!

[lukomatic]

Thank you for your service.

[shakenama]

@pinwizz69 Holy cow... that was before I joined in 82' LOL! !

I think they still have an H-52 still on display at the entrance at Airsta Elizabeth City.

I ran the 41 and 44ftrs while I was in.... I loved every second during the SAR cases! :-)

[igotyoubeat]

i want to sign up to do this

[dragonsteel360]

naw, it isn't too bad. base pay for USCG is about 60,000, or more depending on whre you're stationed. Im not in the coast guard, but im applying to the acadamy so it good to know....

[d4rkestlite]

1 thing to comment.

thank GOD for the united states coast guard

[flightmek]

Great job Houston Boys! Makin' us proud!

[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

[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

[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=)

[abuechler1]

AWESOME!

[henriquecsouza]

Indeed a beautiful job. Great piloting skills and big time rescuing training to pull off such a perfect one, that is.

[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?

[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!!!

[spiralsoflight]

respek

[DanielG54321]

Cool video. Must feel good to go home after work knowing you save lives. Better then my job anyway. :)

[Marty32]

Amen =)

[Rebeccaloveslife13]

I live in bay city and I remember this happening.

[Bazz0]

Why do they drop each person off one at a time? Why not get all 4 of them in the chopper and then take them all back to the ground together? Is there not enough room or something?

[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..

[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.

[spiralsoflight]

in case of unseen injury

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[SpeedySpod]

Greetings from the UK!!! What a fine job!!! (:o))))

[jr1968jr]

Nice work again, from the finest Coast guard in the world !

[jn45672]

would love a winch operating job!

[hootowl2112]

good job guys!!!!

[1decimal8tango]

Hey that happened in my home town, Bay City, TX. I'm in the CG too. pretty funny.

[emjee]

Incredible. Absolutely freakin incredible, tremendous rescue. These guys are the pride of America. do they do it for the money? Hardly. I've never seen a member of the Coast Guard getting rich (in money) doing their jobs. We should double the salary of every one of these guys. They should get so much per rescue.

[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.

[cheroflip]

stooped people , they should die ,, KAYAKERS RUEL THE WHITEWATER

[dvwart]

That has to be the coolist thing I have seen in a long time! Good Job you guys so be very proud of what you do!

[mvincik75]

Looking at this makes me realize what a great job the Coast Guard does everyday! I almost lost my whole family that day. I doesn't seem like saying thank you will ever be enough....

[h60flyer]

I'm supprised you guys did not refuel between hoists as well. lol. Great job.

[Cinlu56]

you guys are awesome!  HEROES X four!

[legalprotection1]

USCG is #1 and never received the coverage of their excellent work until Hurricane Katrina. You Guys ROCK!!

[bootpdx]

What happened? engine quit?

[CHURIN11]

"So others may live" A special thanks from Tijuana Mexico, you guys rock and thank you from helping us in January 1993. God bless the USCG.

[elvira2262]

Great job, respect from germany

[RedCoalCarpet]

Good job guys! You got BIG pelotas doing what you do! Thank you for your service!!!

[b10country]

Hey guys, nicely done, just when and where was this?

[NCHAPEAU]

EXCELLENT !!

Nice crew work !

The DOLPHIN is really a great rescue helo !

[BUSTER33333]

great job hoistin my son love your dad

[BUSTER33333]

Nice Job hoistin Eric Love Dad

[BUSTER33333]

Thats my boy ERIC, great job hoisten them in ! LOVE DAD

[bajamorin]

HOOO F'n RAH BRAVO ZULU GUYS!!!

[n2dauphin]

Alot of right pedal? haha..Id be asking how much and if I need to hold on...windy?

[chinaman0389]

OH YEAH HOUSTON HOME TOWN THERE BABY

[hazyfirefighter]

Great video, birds eye view of the rescue should be more like this.

[legacy507]

Awesome team work. Hopefully one day soon i can say i've been apart of and amazing rescue like that.

[KokSquad]

legacy thats awesome im also thinking about enlisting

[joevil2025]

was thsi an accident or on purpose? lol, comon, im a texan, i know there are some people who'd try to jump that damn for fun....even with kids in the boat

[metallimacca]

Good video. Nice to hear crew commentary instead of jet noise and downwash all the time. Good conditions and nice rescue. Right, I'm ready for a beer after that one...anyone?

[tiff77414]

way to go guys, saving those 2 kids!!!!!

[tiff77414]

What Hero's!!! God bless you for saving those kids! Since the idiots in the boat put their lives in danger.

[david79424]

Perfect team work! Great hovering skills too.

[Cheoprtboy]

Im actually aplying for A school im really proud of Air men that's why i want to join this noble job

[Silverb0208]

Which A School are you going to?

[Focha]

This is the kind of video that people should comment not those craps of movies... Nice rescue guys, it requires alot of guts. Thank you for you help. Nice flights. Bye

[hunting3]

who would try to go over a dam in a boat 60 mph water 50 mph boat

[islandcaptain]

Nice job.