Coast Guard conducts rescue exercise on wind turbine near Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES

10.14.2020

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and several surface assets from the Virginia area conducted a simulated rescue operation on wind turbines approximately 28 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 14, 2020. The turbines are more than 600-feet in height and the simulated rescue took place approximately 400-feet above the water. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.14.2020
• Date Posted: 10.16.2020 18:57
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 769952
• VIRIN: 201014-G-G0105-0001
• Filename: DOD_108025110
• Length: 00:02:56
• Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US