Coast Guard Rescues Man From Sailboat Beset by Weather

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

01.24.2014

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Lehmann 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston

A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, rescued a 50-year-old man from a sinking sailboat 20 miles offshore of Baffin Bay, Jan. 24, 2014. The aircrew hoisted the man from his sailboat, which was beset by 11-foot waves. U.S. Coast Guard video.

• Date Taken: 01.24.2014
• Date Posted: 01.25.2014 00:52
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 320222
• VIRIN: 140124-G-ZZ999-001
• Filename: DOD_101093232
• Length: 00:01:24
• Location: CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, US