pinwizz69 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Been there done that. I was an AD3 HH52A SAR crewman,was,nt any swimmers then! The 52 had lottsa room in em. My first night duty at Arst.Miami WE rescued 2 guys off a train and a family of 5 of thier roof east of Lake occachobbe after a dike burst. My 3d rescue was night storm rescue,a retired couple of a sailboat by Stilltsville.My4th was a day/storm. A father & son of a demasted hobbie headed for rocks just offshore nrth of downtown in Biscyne Bay.I was proud of every day I served in the USCG!

dragonsteel360 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

naw, it isn't too bad. base pay for USCG is about 60,000, or more depending on whre you're stationed. Im not in the coast guard, but im applying to the acadamy so it good to know....

tbsdrummer87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

well its pretty bad that anyone who does a service that involves saving lives like coast guard, police, rescue teams, etc get low salaries but sports athletes and rappers are raking in millions.

MXMeade (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

AWESOME!! My grandpa was in the navy and the coast gaurd.He is tough.

d4rkestlite (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

1 thing to comment.thank GOD for the united states coast guard

flightmek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Probably a few reasons. They may have wanted to get the kids to EMS ASAP to treat for hypothermia. The cabin of the HH65C is pretty small. Limited space depending on how many crew and how much gear they brought. Lastly, depending on wind direction and speed, air temp and fuel load they may have had power concerns. The pilots, swimmer, and flight mech discuss it all before they begin the evolution and come up with the best plan for the current situation.

flightmek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Great job Houston Boys! Makin' us proud!

ogram321 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I have lived there all my life (still do), i don't think any one has ever lived going over 'till this rescue! GREAT JOB, Coast Guard! Thanks for saving people that cannot read the many many signs all over the river. lol

chatmaster2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yeah danielg54321 it does feel good but A-school is a pain in the but and i wanted to stop working but i never wanted to quit and now i save lives all the time as a rescue swimmer so yeah to wrap it all up it feels too good to be true

ritualghost (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

they didn't do it one at a time, they did it 2 at a time. I think it was just to make room, because they were operating out of a smaller HH-65c or b dolphin, compared to the beastly HH-60j Jayhawk which has a much larger cabin.