Cool head on the Mayday call
 

Here's a USCG press release with an audio link to the original Mayday
call. You might have to cut n paste the link to your browser.

The guy sounds concerned, but not frightened. A very cool head.

Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District




Press Release Date: Sept. 29, 2005
Contact: Petty Officer Mike Zolzer
206-220-7237

FISHING VESSEL SINKING, COAST GUARD
RESPONDING
; &
nbsp; "AUDIO AVAILABLE"
SEATTLE - The Coast Guard is responding to a 50-foot Canadian fishing
vessel taking on water 65 miles west of Long Beach, Wash.


Coast Guard Group/Air Station Astoria, Ore., received a distress call
from the operator of the fishing vessel Scotian on VHF channel 16 at
7:30 a.m., reporting his vessel was taking on water.

The operator reported the vessel's position to the Coast Guard while
the crew prepared their life raft for relese. The crew donned
lifejackets and activated their emergency position indicating radio
beacon. An HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Astoria and a
47-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, Wash.,
were launched to assist.
The helicopter located the Scotian and lowered two dewatering pumps to
the vessel. The crew is attemping to dewater the vessel.


Media interested in conducting an interview about this case should
contact the 13th Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office at
206-220-7237.

The distress call from the Scotian can be found at the following link:

http://www.piersystem.com/clients/uscg-13/45644.wav

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The U.S. Coast Guard is a military, maritime, multi-mission service
within the
Department of Homeland Security dedicated to protecting the safety and
security of America.



View this document online

"dewatering pumps"? :-)

Does a female CG person get "debabied", instead of giving birth? Gotta love
the military - they come up with a mechanical name for every damned thing.