Time Out
5th Dec 2003, 09:33
RAAF helicopter in dramatic sea rescue
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) helicopter has been involved in a dramatic rescue off Western Australia's southern coast.
The chopper, which was conducting training exercises at Albany, was called in to help rescue two men whose boat began sinking in rough seas.
The men abandoned their boat and spent three hours in a lifeboat before the chopper plucked them to safety.
Albany sea rescue's Graham Pratt says the men are lucky to be alive.
"We launched our rescue fast response boat from the beach at People's Bay and plus then the chopper arrived and because the conditions were quite rough, very strong winds down our way at the moment, so the chopper was obviously needed," he said.
source (http://abc.net.au/news/australia/wa/metwa-4dec2003-15.htm)
Nice to report some good news, after so many sad events lately.
If the above link doesn't work, try this one.ABC News (http://abc.net.au/news/australia/wa/archive/metwa-4dec2003-15.htm)
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A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) helicopter has been involved in a dramatic rescue off Western Australia's southern coast.
The chopper, which was conducting training exercises at Albany, was called in to help rescue two men whose boat began sinking in rough seas.
The men abandoned their boat and spent three hours in a lifeboat before the chopper plucked them to safety.
Albany sea rescue's Graham Pratt says the men are lucky to be alive.
"We launched our rescue fast response boat from the beach at People's Bay and plus then the chopper arrived and because the conditions were quite rough, very strong winds down our way at the moment, so the chopper was obviously needed," he said.
source (http://abc.net.au/news/australia/wa/metwa-4dec2003-15.htm)
Nice to report some good news, after so many sad events lately.
If the above link doesn't work, try this one.ABC News (http://abc.net.au/news/australia/wa/archive/metwa-4dec2003-15.htm)
Heliport