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Rescue in rough seas

By adamg on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 7:58am

The Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba approaches the disabled lobster boat Michael and Kristen yesterday, 200 miles southeast of Nantucket (photo from the Coast Guard). It's now towing the boat to shore.

Good Morning, Gloucester, has photos of the boat in quieter times in Gloucester Harbor.

If you really want to get seasick, see the this Coast Guard photo, which shows the crew of the cutter holding on for dear life as the vessel is tilted to one side in the 15-foot seas (that link also has more info on the towing operation).

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By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 8:21am.

Who else will head out to save you in this kind of nastiness - whether you just have bad luck or do something dumb, they go help you out.

I'm so proud of my nephew for joining them.

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By merlinmurph on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 8:31am.

I had a good friend who flew choppers for the USCG. We're talking "Perfect Storm" kind of stuff, absolutely sick. This 15-foot swell stuff is for rookies. ;-) The guys that work the surf boats off the mouth of the Columba River have another brand of cajones.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 9:27am.

used to be one of them. The Columbia River Bar, as it is called, is one of the most treacherous places around ... sediment from a continental scale river, shifting around constantly where a huge volume of water meets a huger volume of water and bad weather is frequent.

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By East Cambridge on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 8:31am.

Great story, great photos, and great work by the Coast Guard.

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By slowman4130 on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 12:11pm.

agreed!

Looks like fun too!

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By adamg on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 4:30pm.

Listen to excerpts.

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By adamg on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 8:51pm.

Then its rescuing Coast Guard cutter will head back out to sea, standing by to rescue other boaters who may get caught in Saturday's storm.

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By fenwayguy on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 12:34am.

Or maybe just heave, watching video of the Escanaba approaching the Michael and Kristen in heavy seas. (Loud audio track)

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