We Are Going Down: Coast Guard swimmer completes triathlon-distance swim to rescue 4

CAPE BLANCO, OR, UNITED STATES

07.21.2015

Courtesy Audio

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

The master of the 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Jamie K notifies Coast Guard Sector North Bend that the crew is donning survival suits and abandoning ship after their vessel ran aground near Cape Blanco, Ore., July 21, 2015. Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Harrity, a rescue swimmer and member of the responding MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, Ore., pulled all four fishermen to safety through 5-foot seas and 30-mph winds. U.S. Coast Guard audio by Sector North Bend.

• Date Taken: 07.21.2015
• Date Posted: 07.22.2015 14:13
• Category: Recording
• Audio ID: 41514
• Filename: 1507/DOD_102613827.mp3
• Length: 00:00:15
• Composer: DVIDSMac12
• Location: CAPE BLANCO, OR, US