Carnival Sensation Helicopter Evac At Night

[CoW mAn]

Super impressed with the skill and, frankly, bravery of Coast Guard pilots who pick up ill or injured passengers at night.

 

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[easyboy]

Nice video.

 

 

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[NJ CRUISE]

Excellent work US Coast Guard

[Pyrate13]

Kudos to the entire crew of that chopper and all the members of the Coast Guard, the sometimes forgotten branch of our military. Well done.

[bigdawgmatty]

OP. Was this ship delayed returning to port?

 

 

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[Pugs&Kisses]

I work in a trauma center, and I am still amazed by the med flight crews.

[CoW mAn]

OP. Was this ship delayed returning to port?

 

The next day we were supposed to be in Ocho Rios but couldn't make it in time so we had a Sea Day instead

[mediccruzin]

Kudos to the entire crew of that chopper and all the members of the Coast Guard, the sometimes forgotten branch of our military. Well done.

The Coast Guard is not and never has been part of the Department of Defense or it's forerunner The War Department. They were part of the Deaprtment of Transportation and now under Homeland Security.

They have police powers but are not military.

[Trin1103]

Can't even imagine conducting an evac like this in total darkness - the skill of those helicopter pilots is legendary. Heck - I can't even imagine WATCHING something like that taking place!

 

I was glad to hear at the end of it that the passenger who took ill was transferred to the hospital in stable condition.

[sanmarcosman]

The Coast Guard is not and never has been part of the Department of Defense or it's forerunner The War Department. They were part of the Deaprtment of Transportation and now under Homeland Security.

They have police powers but are not military.

Correct but to be fair many, many Americans don't know this but people in the navy or from navy families sure know :)

Before there was a Department of Transportation the USCG was under the Commerce Department.

[chengkp75]

Correct but to be fair many, many Americans don't know this but people in the navy or from navy families sure know :)

Before there was a Department of Transportation the USCG was under the Commerce Department.

 

And, initially, the Revenue Cutter Service, the precursor to the USCG's law enforcement division, was under the Treasury Department.

 

The USCG's National Defense contributions date from the Seminole Wars in 1836 and the Coasties have been fighting alongside the US Navy ever since.

 

The third mission of the USCG, Marine Safety, was originally formed as the Steamboat Inspection Service, under the Steamboat Act of 1852, which act prompted steamboat owners to flag their vessels under foreign flag to avoid the Steamboat Inspection Service, and which led to the PVSA as a way to enforce the Steamboat Act and its following legislation, as opposed to Wiki's ever quoted opinion that the PVSA was passed to preserve US maritime labor. The Lighthouse Service (in the ninth law ever passed by Congress), established federal control over lighthouses, and this became part of the USCG in 1939.

 

Finally, search and rescue services started out as the Lifesaving Service, using surf boat crews on the East and Gulf coasts, and was merged into the USCG with the Revenue Cutter Service in 1915.

 

An interesting historical note is that the very first lifesaving flight by a rotary-wing aircraft (helicopter) was done by the USCG in 1944, when they flew blood plasma from Brooklyn to Sandy Hook. So, the "egg-beater" Coasties have been doing this job longer than anyone, and do it with professionalism and heroism.

 

The USCG has many more missions, like environmental protection, etc., which is why their budget is so stretched all the time.

[Scurvy Seadog]

The Coast Guard is not and never has been part of the Department of Defense or it's forerunner The War Department. They were part of the Deaprtment of Transportation and now under Homeland Security.

They have police powers but are not military.

 

While we are assigned to the Department of Homeland Security, I can assure you that we are most definitely the military. In time of war we fall under the Department of the Navy. Refer to 10 USC Sec 101.

Edited August 16, 2017 by Scurvy Seadog

[Pyrate13]

"They have police powers but are not military."

 

Tell that to all the Coasties that served, and in many cases died, side by side with our Navy and Marines fighting in WWII, Viet Nam, etc. How about Douglas Munro, Medal of Honor recipient? Or the many Coasties that have received the Purple Heart? These are military awards.

 

How about armed forces? Does that work for you???

 

Thank you Coast Guard, some of us DO appreciate you and your service.

[CoW mAn]

I think whatever the organizational reporting structure, the Coast Guard's skill and bravery saving lives is appreciated

[Cruise-Crazy]

Wow, great video!

 

I was only on one ship where they attempted a hellicopter rescue and had to abort due to high winds.