U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew and a Coast Guard Station Sand Key Response Boat-Medium crew conducts joint rescue training off Sand Key, Florida. Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
In total, a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk MRR helicopter aircrew, a Coast Guard Station Sand Key Response Boat-Medium crew, Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO) boatcrew, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Pinellas County Sheriff, Pasco County Sheriff, Sarasota County Sheriff, Manatee County Sheriff, and Venice Police department marine units held the joint search and rescue (SAR) training exercise performed off Sand Key, Florida.
The crews was trained in hoist operations with the Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew. The response boat crew from the Coast Guard Station Sand Key and the participants from partner agencies trained with their own vessels. The search and rescue training included medevac operations with rescue basket.
Hoisting a person off a vessel is one of the worst and difficult case scenarios on the water.
It is important to train before the emergency so rescue boat operators will know how their vessel will respond to rotor wash and ensure communication between the helicopter crew and vessel is streamlined.
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The crews trained in hoist operations with a MH 60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from the Station Sand Key response boat and with their own vessels.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole J. Groll.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater.
U.S. Coast Guard Station Sand Key.
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.
U.S. Coast Guard Southeast.
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
CBP Air and Marine Operations.
MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Pasco Sheriff’s Office.
Sarasota County (FL) Sheriff’s Office.
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
Venice Police Department.
Department of Homeland Security.
