HH-65 Dolphin - Rescues - Brief Article

0 Comments | Naval Aviation News, May, 2002 | by Dan Ball

Six fishermen were saved on 6 January from their sinking vessel 50 miles southeast of Cape Fear, N.C., by Coast Guard search and rescue crews. An emergency position indicating radio beacon allowed a CGAS Charleston, S.C., HH-65 Dolphin to quickly locate the boat. When the Dolphin arrived the team found the vessel almost completely submerged and some fishermen jumping into the 10- to 15-foot seas.

A CGAS Elizabeth City, S.C., HH-60 Jayhawk arrived on scene to assist and each helicopter hoisted three men and returned them to safety.