GoPro footage of Coast Guard MedEvac off Florida coast

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin crew from Air Station Miami medevac a man off of the cruise ship 'Mariner of the Seas' approximately 290 miles off Miami, Florida, Sept. 29, 2022. Crews have continued to respond to all search and rescue missions in the wake of Hurricane Ian’s landfall.

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[nero_]

Id like to understand. So why didn't you land the helicopter on the ship in the first place would things not have been alot faster

[hobsonbeeman]

A lot of hover time at 290 miles from Miami that’s a lot of fuel consumed. Not sure what the range of the helo is?

[rknine]

Couldn't the helicopter land on the ship first before applying the person and the gear?

[glhmedic]

Ok uh they lowered the rescue swimmer along with a stokes basket to the ships helicopter deck and next we see the helicopter on the deck and the patient climbing in the chopper.