Coast Guard crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point drop
emergency supplies out of an HC-130 Hercules airplane to five men who
were stranded in the water in a 14-foot skiff since July 8, 2015, 184
miles east northeast of Teraina Island, Kiribati. The men were rescued
by the crew of the motor vessel, Shourong Harmony. Also available in
high definition. U.S. Coast Guard video.
Kiribati (/ˌkɪrɪˈbæs/; KEER-ə-bahss or /ˌkɪrɪˈbɑːti/; KEER-ə-BAH-tee), officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean. The nation comprises 33 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island, Banaba.
Kiribati (/ˌkɪrɪˈbæs/; KEER-ə-bahss or /ˌkɪrɪˈbɑːti/; KEER-ə-BAH-tee), officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean. The nation comprises 33 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island, Banaba.
Crew members from
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, smile after assisting in
the rescue five men who were stranded at sea for four days near
Kiribati, July 11, 2015. The men were rescued by the crew of the motor
vessel, Shourong Harmony after an HC-130 Hercules air crew from Coast
Guard Air Station Barbers Point spotted the 14-foot aluminum skiff while
searching and dropped emergency supplies, 184 miles east northeast of
Teraina Island, Kiribati. U.S. Coast Guard photo
Five men in a
14-foot aluminum skiff signal to the crew of an HC-130 from Coast Guard
Air Station Barbers Point to be rescued 184 miles east northeast of
Teraina Island, Kiribati, July 11, 2015. The men were rescued after
being at sea since July 8, 2015, by the crew of the motor vessel,
Shourong Harmony after the Coast Guard spotted them while searching.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo)