Coast Guard, Navy Rescue 4 Aboard Sailboat 242 Miles Off Virginia Beach, Va.

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES

11.08.2013

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

The Coast Guard and the Navy responded to the 41-foot sailboat, Ahimsa, that was taking on water and the captain was in medical distress approximately 242 miles off Virginia Beach, Va., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., hoisted four people from the Ahimsa around 1:30 a.m. Friday and took them to the air station where they declined further medical assistance. U.S. Coast Guard video by Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City. Also available in High Definition.

• Date Taken: 11.08.2013
• Date Posted: 11.08.2013 09:49
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 307035
• VIRIN: 131108-G-XX999-001
• Filename: DOD_100949808
• Length: 00:01:56
• Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US