Day 5: CGC Active rescues two from burning vessel - 2009 Video of the Year Nominee

Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the fifth of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on YouTube. We'll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce the winners soon after.

For more on how to vote, visit http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/index.php/2009/12/how-to-vote-for-your-favorite...

Video: The rescue of two crewmembers from a fishing vessel on fire 10 miles off the coast of Long Beach, Wash., by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Active and aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore.

Transcript:

AST1 Michael Spencer: Their vessel was on fire and they were abandoning ship. The helicopter was launched. When we arrived on-scene, two people were on an inverted raft. At the time a 210-foot cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Active, was nearby. We stood off and began to record the recovery of the two survivors and the fishing vessel as it was burning.

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