The Coast Guard rescued a man from a stolen yacht as it capsized in rough seas. It turns out, he was an international fugitive.
Wild video shows a Coast Guard swimmer rescue a man from a yacht as it capsizes in big waves. It turns out, the man is an international fugitive.
Early Friday afternoon, the Coast Guard shared stunning video of a rescue made a few hours earlier in which a newly minted rescue swimmer lowered by cable from a helicopter swam to a 35-foot yacht that was struggling in heavy surf. As the swimmer approached the vessel, a large wave slammed into it, rolling the boat over and throwing a man, later identified as Labonte, into the water., reached Labonte and pulled him to safety.
The mayday contained no information about location or the specific problem, but the agency roughly triangulated the vessel's location and nearby boat crews and a helicopter responded.
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