KODIAK, Alaska - The crew of a Kodiak-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter prepares to rescue one of four crewman from the fishing vessel Northern Belle who managed to climb into a liferaft dropped by the crew of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak 50 miles south of Monatgue Island in the Gulf of Alaska April 20, 2010. The Northern Belle crew issued a mayday call and abandoned the 75-foot Seattle-based vessel into the chilly waters of the Gulf of Alaska shortly after 5:30 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.
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