Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Akutan Icy Mist USCG Rescue Unit Visual Media


The Anchorage Daily News and other print/electronic outlets had Icy Mist grounding and rescue attempt photos, videos and reports up late yesterday. But Dennis Zaki at the Alaska Report has taken the trouble to prepare some high quality content of these amazing photographs and a Youtube of the USCG video. Hopefully there will be more visual material coming out from the rescue units.

I've been in on dangerous rescues, and have worked in weather conditions like these people went through. A long time ago.

Winds of 80 knots with gusts to 120 - things can go so wrong, so totally, so fast, when it is like that. Thank God people are safe.


Here's Dennis' download of the USCG video:

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