Badman Bolinchsky
08-25-2006, 10:18 AM
Two well-equipped and experienced kayakers were recently rescued off Massachusetts by Coast Guard helicopter basketlift and a rescue swimmer in rough seas and high winds.
A pair of VHF radios (one crapped out), pfd’s, drysuits and nearly a dozen flares were key to the rescue.
Neither guy was seriously hurt, but the rescue took nearly three hours, requiring not only the helo but surfboats, a couple of harbormastes, and two local CG stations.
I've got postings on the incident, with comments and additional links, at
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.com/2006/06/coast-guard-helicopter-and-rescue.html
(which gives a general overview)
and at
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.com/2006_06_11_paddlingtravelers_archive.html
which gives details.
A pair of VHF radios (one crapped out), pfd’s, drysuits and nearly a dozen flares were key to the rescue.
Neither guy was seriously hurt, but the rescue took nearly three hours, requiring not only the helo but surfboats, a couple of harbormastes, and two local CG stations.
I've got postings on the incident, with comments and additional links, at
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.com/2006/06/coast-guard-helicopter-and-rescue.html
(which gives a general overview)
and at
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.com/2006_06_11_paddlingtravelers_archive.html
which gives details.