Thursday, November 03, 2005

Dear God. . .

. . . be good to me.
The sea is so wide.
And my boat is so small.

A daring rescue of three lucky folks who were somewhere they should not have been. A six part story ran in the St. Pete Times and The Discovery Channel show SOS Coast Guard Rescue is scheduled to chronicle the rescue of the crew of the Mary Lynn at 8 p.m. Nov. 22.

This was far from typical helicopter flying. In a Web site listing
frequently asked questions about hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says: "It is most unlikely that anyone would attempt to fly a helicopter into a hurricane. Such aircraft are not built to withstand the severe turbulence encountered in hurricane rain bands and eye walls."

The ride was rough.

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