Four fishermen and a dog were dramatically rescued from stormy waters off the coast of Cape Cod when they lost their ability to steer, shocking footage shows.
Two unidentified crew members were rescued by helicopter from the 65-foot Two Dukes ship on Tuesday after a storm with 15-foot waves destroyed its steering capability and cockpit windows, the latter of which which injured the captain.
The ship’s captain and first officer remained on board to help tow the ship to shore, the U.S. Coast Guard Northeast revealed on Facebook.
Heartbreaking footage released by the agency shows a Coast Guard member diving into the icy waters and swimming toward the distressed ship as it rocked heavily in the waves.
The video cuts to show the first fisherman being lifted into the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. A second crew member was saved moments later.
The unidentified crew members had to be rescued from the ship Two Dukes by helicopter after a storm destroyed its steering capabilities and cockpit windows. Facebook/US Coast Guard Northeast A video shows the first fisherman being loaded onto the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. A second crew member was saved moments later. Facebook/US Coast Guard Northeast
“With the boat dead in the water and stuck between multiple sandbars, it was the biggest sea state I’ve seen in my four years here and definitely the most aggressive I’ve been as a newly certified severe weather helmsman,” Chad Austin, the petty officer at the USCG Brant Point Station told the Nantucket Current.
Austin and another rescuer secured a rope to the boat and helped tow it along with the two remaining crew members and the dog to Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard.
Nantucket Harbor Master Sheila Lucey, former chief master of the Brant Point Station, called the rescue “absolutely heroic.”
The ship’s captain and first officer remained on board to help tow the ship to shore. Facebook/U.S. Coast Guard Northeast The ship was towed to Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard. Facebook/US Coast Guard Northeast
“The conditions were horrendous and they performed perfectly… We haven’t had a case like this in years. The training provided by the station’s current leaders has borne fruit. “They are out there every time the weather turns bad and the crew they rescued were the beneficiaries of their hard work and dedication,” he told the local media.
The rescue team had been training in rough waters the day before to prepare for missions like this.
The Post has contacted the U.S. Coast Guard for comment.
The rough waters have been difficult this week for more than just these anglers.
In the North Sea, a Norwegian cruise ship with 299 passengers and more than 100 crew members had to make an emergency call after losing power and navigation on Thursday.
Catriona MacRae, 43, told The Post on Friday that a rogue wave “exploded” against the side of the ship during the storm. Minutes later, passengers were ordered to the assembly stations and donned survival suits and life jackets for several hours while they weathered the storm.
The ship was diverted to Germany and injuries were “minimal,” according to McRae.
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