The chopper was sent to a cruise ship to pick up a 76-year-old passenger in medical distress when the weather suddenly deteriorated.
, Saturday morning to pick up a 76-year-old passenger in medical distress when the weather suddenly deteriorated, imperiling the chopper and its crew.
The rescue crew was able to lower a rescue swimmer onto the ship, but as they were about to hoist a cruise ship nurse, "a severe squall caused the aircrew to back off from the ship," Coast Guard officials said. Moments later, the Jayhawk "encountered a severe downwind," pushing the chopper dangerously close to the surf.
A Coast Guard Jayhawk encounters severe weather while trying to rescue a patient from the cruise ship Carnival Dream off the Alabama coast on April 29, 2023. The helicopter regained altitude, but the pilot had to abort the mission due to the dangerous weather conditions."Through exceptional real-time risk management, crew resource management, and superb piloting, the aircrew was able to safely recover the aircraft and land at the air station without further incident," said Cmdr.
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