Four fishermen and a dog were dramatically rescued from stormy waters off the coast of Cape Cod when they lost their steering, shocking footage shows.
Two unidentified crew members were rescued by helicopter from the 65-foot “Two Dukes” on Tuesday after a storm with 15-foot waves blew out their steering wheel and pilothouse window, the latter injuring the captain.
The boat’s master and first mate remained on board to help tow the vessel to shore, the US Coast Guard Northeast revealed on Facebook.
Horrific footage released by the agency shows a Coast Guard member plunging into the freezing waters and swimming toward the distressed vessel as it rocked violently in the waves.
The video cuts to show the first fisherman being lifted into an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. A second crew member was rescued moments later.
The unidentified crew had to be rescued from the Two Dukes boat by helicopter after the storm blew out their steering wheel and pilothouse windows. Facebook/US Coast Guard Northeast A video shows the first fishermen being lifted into an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. A second crew member was rescued moments later. Facebook/US Coast Guard Northeast
“With the boat dead in the water and stuck between some shoals, it was the biggest sea state I’ve seen in my four years here and certainly the most aggressive I’ve ever been in being a newly certified heavy weather bull,” Chad Austin, boatswain’s mate at the USCG’s Brant Point Station, told Nantucket Current.
Austin and other rescuers got a line to the boat and helped tow it and the two remaining crew members and the dog to Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard.
Nantucket Harbormaster Sheila Lucey, who was the senior chief at Station Brant Point, called the rescue “absolutely heroic.”
The captain and first mate of the boat remained on board to help tow the vessel to shore. Facebook/US Coast Guard Northeast The boat was towed to Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard. Facebook/US Coast Guard Northeast
“The situation was very bad and they performed perfectly … We have not had such a case for many years. Training under the leadership while at the station has paid off. They are out there every time the weather is bad and the crew they rescue are the beneficiaries of their hard work and dedication,” he told a local outlet.
Rescue crews had practiced in rough waters the day before to prepare for a mission like this.
The Post has reached out to the US Coast Guard for comment.
The choppy waters have proved difficult for more than just these fishermen this week.
In the North Sea, a Norwegian cruise ship with 299 passengers and more than 100 crew had to put out a mayday call after losing power and navigation Thursday.
Catriona MacRae, 43, told The Post on Friday that rogue waves “exploded” over the side of the ship during the storm. A few minutes later, passengers were directed to the muster station and donned survival suits and life jackets for several hours as they rode out the storm.
The boat was moved to Germany and injuries were “minimal,” according to McRae.
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