USCG to the rescue

Why wouldn't the boat captain stay at idle instead of zooming along at what looks like about 20-25 knots?
 
The Captain explains that in the video, which of course makes sense...

Keep the boat on a heading at something like 17 knots keeps the boat more stable then if it were standing still. The boat would bob and rock and the rotors wash could spin the boat.
Also, the cable from the helicopter could get tangled in the outriggers, etc.
 
Thought I also heard or read that if the aerial rescue was unsuccessful, they'd be that much closer to shore. Apparently, the CG approved it.
 
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Originally posted by Reel Antsy

The Captain explains that in the video, which of course makes sense...

Keep the boat on a heading at something like 17 knots keeps the boat more stable then if it were standing still. The boat would bob and rock and the rotors wash could spin the boat.
Also, the cable from the helicopter could get tangled in the outriggers, etc.

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That too. Generally, the easiest hoist is underway, about 30 degrees off the wind, using a trail line (orange polypro with a lead shot filled bag on the bottom, sometimes two bags in higher winds). Doing the hoist underway gives the aircraft more favorable wind/air dynamics (I'm not a pilot, I don't know the particulars on that end, but I'm VERY familiar with how it works on the other end of the hoist cable) - and it -can- also make the vessel a more stable hoisting platform.

HH-65's also tend to hoist with the boat going faster than '60's do for some reason. Don't know why.
 
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