Posted on Dec 9, 2023
US Coast Guard helicopter that crashed during rescue mission in Alaska is recovered
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A helicopter that crashed in southeast Alaska during a rescue mission last month has been recovered, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.
The downed Coast Guard helicopter was recovered Friday and an investigation was ongoing. The MH-60 Jayhawk crashed on Read Island, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Sitka, on Nov. 13. The four aircrew members were taken to Seattle for treatment after the crash. They have since been released, the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard previously described two of the crew members’ injuries as serious.
“We are grateful our four crewmembers were released from Harborview Medical Center and are on the road to recovery,” Coast Guard Capt. Brian McLaughlin, who led recovery efforts, said in a statement. “We are also incredibly thankful to the many people and organizations who helped us recover the aircraft. Getting the helicopter to where our investigators can better examine the wreckage is the next step in the ongoing investigation.”
The crash was reported by the fishing vessel that had been the subject of the helicopter’s search and rescue mission.
The downed Coast Guard helicopter was recovered Friday and an investigation was ongoing. The MH-60 Jayhawk crashed on Read Island, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Sitka, on Nov. 13. The four aircrew members were taken to Seattle for treatment after the crash. They have since been released, the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard previously described two of the crew members’ injuries as serious.
“We are grateful our four crewmembers were released from Harborview Medical Center and are on the road to recovery,” Coast Guard Capt. Brian McLaughlin, who led recovery efforts, said in a statement. “We are also incredibly thankful to the many people and organizations who helped us recover the aircraft. Getting the helicopter to where our investigators can better examine the wreckage is the next step in the ongoing investigation.”
The crash was reported by the fishing vessel that had been the subject of the helicopter’s search and rescue mission.
US Coast Guard helicopter that crashed during rescue mission in Alaska is recovered
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The crash was reported by the fishing vessel that had been the subject of the helicopter’s search and rescue mission."
..."The crash was reported by the fishing vessel that had been the subject of the helicopter’s search and rescue mission."
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PO2 Allan Muller
Thank you, I was a search and rescue Airman, and flew in Coast Guard Sikorsky HH52A Helicopter, operating the hoist, also some 'stick time' when it was just one pilot and myself, I would sit in left seat. I would fly search patterns, under pilot supervision. I was instructed how to safely land the helicopter, if the pilot became incapacitated. I loved my time in the Coast Guard. I was happiest in the air. Hind sight is 20/20, I should have spent 20 years, then I would be in a much better position.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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