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We got a report from Sector San

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Francisco that the motor yacht was

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taking on water . We took a couple

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pumps with us with the watering pumps

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and got there as quick as we could .

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Once we got on scene , we kind of

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assessed what was going on . We were

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able to put a rescue swimmer down on

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the yacht and he was able to talk to

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the master and the crew on board the

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ship to get a good assessment of what's

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happening . The ship was taking was

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taking on water . Most of the bottom

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decks were all filled with water and

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was starting a list . So we , uh we

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delivered a pump to him . The pump was ,

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ah not really effective at Ah , the

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water in the boat had already had

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already taken on so much water .

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Probably about 10 minutes after we had

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started watering , the first engine on

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the boat quit . And then another couple

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minutes later , the boat went ahead of

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any other engine , lost us . They lost

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all power electricity . At that point ,

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my rescue swimmer talk to the crew and

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they made a decision that he needed to

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get off . Get off the boat at that

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point . So luckily , we have the 45

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from station . Monterey was right there ,

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right there with him , and they really

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transfer both of people on the swimmer

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out of the 45 . At that point ,

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everyone made it safely back to back to

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Monterey , and , uh , and we saw the

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boat sink about three miles offshore

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there . Monterey conditions were

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somewhat rough about seven foot seas

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offshore , so the boat was moving

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around a lot . But it's really

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something we trained for all the time

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here at the air station . We take all

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the precautions we can , but it was

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really important to get the rescue

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swimmer down there onto the boat and to

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really assess what was going on and

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hopefully help the watering . You know ,

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it always makes you , uh , never feels

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good to watch a boat sink in front of

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you . But knowing that those guys are

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going home tonight back to their

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families , makes makes me feel good .

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Once on board , I got one of the pumps

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running . We have the 2nd 1 in the

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plane . While I was getting that pump

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done and surveying the damage , the

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first engine gave out uh , they were

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making about 2.5 knots heading back in

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with one pump , hardly keeping up with

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leading . Let me start to get more

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severe on . While I was getting ready

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to get the second pump , the second

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engine gave out and we were dead in the

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water . That's when I advised Sector

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that abandoning ship was probably the

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best course . When you first arrive on

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scene , you're addressing the concerns

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of damage control on the flooding .

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But in the back of your mind , it's

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always , you know , you there to make

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sure everyone gets out alive . So to

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complete the mission with everyone safe

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and sound and no one hurt , it's always

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a good feeling . Always make you very

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proud . Just , I think , the whole the

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whole efforts of me once about starting

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a boy . Clark . It was a joint team

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Coast Guard effort with the small but

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on scene and then the helicopter unseen

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and then working with the Coxon to get

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to people safety off . But it was

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exceptional job , but