Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 2 from sailboat disabled in rough weather

PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

12.05.2020

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

A sailboat caught in rough weather 345 miles from North Carolina is assisted by the crew of the KSL Santiago as seen from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Dec. 5, 2020. The two people aboard were rescued in a coordinated effort by the Fifth Coast Guard District through use of the Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System. U.S. Coast Guard video.

• Date Taken: 12.05.2020
• Date Posted: 12.05.2020 19:44
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 775331
• VIRIN: 201205-G-ZZ999-003
• Filename: DOD_108088844
• Length: 00:00:58
• Location: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US