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Coast Guard rescue 31 fishermen: the aircrews Awards Ceremony

Coast Guard rescue 31 fishermen: the aircrews Awards Ceremony
Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the Coast Guard, presents various awards to members of Air Station Cape Cod October 1, 2021.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Air Force were involved in the rescue of 31 fishermen from a disabled, Canadian fishing vessel.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd class Emma Fliszar.

BOSTON – Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz presented the aircrew Awards Ceremony at Air Station Cape Cod due the rescue of 31 fishermen in only one mission.

The U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) rescued the 31 fishermen from a disabled, Canadian vessel over 130 nautical miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 3, 2021.​

At 7:05 p.m., March 2, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Halifax notified watchstanders at the Coast Guard First District Command Center that the 143-foot fishing vessel, Atlantic Destiny, was disabled with a fire on board and taking on water.​

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircrew, and two MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter (MRR) aircrews launched and arrived on scene.​

Coast Guard rescue 31 fishermen: the aircrews Awards Ceremony
Archive image:The centennial HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane and MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter fly Cape Cod Canal, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019.
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod will celebrate 104 years of aviation in Massachusetts and 50 years on Cape Cod.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole J. Groll.

A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-149 Cormorant helicopter aircrew from 14 Wing Greenwood, in Nova Scotia, Canada, hoisted six crewmembers from the vessel and dropped off two search and rescue technicians to assist in dewatering the vessel. A Canadian CC-130 Hercules, also from 14 Wing Greenwood, provided top cover for the operation.​

The U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrews hoisted another 21 fishermen between the two rescue helicopters. All hoisted crewmembers were taken to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, where they were transferred for medical assessment.​

The remaining four crewmembers, and the two SAR technicians ceased dewatering efforts and were transferred to the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Roger shortly after 7 a.m., March 3. The Atlantic Destiny completely sank at 9:36 a.m. that morning.

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Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, presents awards to members of Air Station Cape Cod who were involved in the rescue of 31 fishermen from a disabled, Canadian fishing vessel October 1, 2021.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Air Force were involved in the rescue.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee.

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