U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak Rescue Dec 12th. 2022: The Crew Perspective

AK, UNITED STATES

05.01.2023

Video by Lt. Scott Kellerman 

U.S. Coast Guard District 17 PADET Kodiak

Coast Guard personnel recount their response to a case from Dec. 22, 2022, in which an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter air crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak located and hoisted three men and dog who were stranded on rocks in high-wind conditions near Esther Island, Alaska, May 1, 2023. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center watch standers received the initial distress call from the survivors aboard the 45-foot fishing vessel Privateer over VHF-FM channel 16 at about 11:55 a.m., who stated they had donned survival suits and were preparing to abandon their vessel, which was getting slammed against rocks. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. Scott Kellerman)

• Date Taken: 05.01.2023
• Date Posted: 05.27.2023 10:05
• Category: Video Productions
• Video ID: 884892
• VIRIN: 230501-G-KY713-1001
• Filename: DOD_109664299
• Length: 00:04:03
• Location: AK, US