Blake Hall
The United States Coast Guard makes the remarkable seem routine. They make the astonishing phenomenon of saving lives seem ordinary, when, say that back to yourself and you’ll realize just how silly and oxymoronical it truly is.
But thank goodness the brave men and women of the USCG are THAT good at their jobs, because otherwise there would be many, many more seafaring Americans lost to the unrelenting, unmerciful power that is the deep, deep blue.
As it were, the oft-overlooked branch of the U.S. military was at it again this past weekend, rescuing a handful of people from certain demise at the hands of the briny waves.
Below is footage of one such save, where the USCG (an aircrew from Air Station Astoria) pulled three people — two female surfers and a man who tried to help them — from rough waters near Grays Harbor in Washington state.
This from AOL:
According to local media the rescue efforts were conducted with rough conditions, with the wind at 10 mph, air temperature at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, and water temperate of 51 degrees Fahrenheit.
By the way, on a related but entirely unrelated note, beware of what a Google may deliver you, no matter what your query, as we are living in some dark, twisted days:
The internet is officially broken.