A good rescue
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A good rescue
A cargo ship runs aground off Newfoundland, good rescue of the crew by the Canadian Armed Forces. Good video in the news article:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfo...ssel-1.7460441
Really nice flying!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfo...ssel-1.7460441
Really nice flying!
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A B-model Huey (5 seats in the back) once carried over 20 people to safety in Darwin after Cyclone Tracy back in 1975. You do what you gotta do.
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indeed. In 2003 one or two of us (ie several) brought out 20-23 at a time out of Nigerian villages in S76s and EC155s. More trips meant less chance of survivors to rescue and more chance of being shot at - which we were. Hey ho, another day in paradise.
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Nice job by the Cormorant crew - looks like it was a gusty wind with possible updraughts by the cliffs and the vessel rolling unpredictably due to the waves - easy to accidentally introduce the winchman to the ship's superstructure in those conditions.
