Thanks for watching. I am not sure if the dummy has a name but i heard the crews talking about something called Orca. perhaps that was his name
I have a friend that is a relief captain on the boats and he was telling me about how they rescue people and how that would make a good video. When his boss was in town to re-certify them for man overboard procedures. he asked him if i could tag along and film. To make a long story short that is how the shot of both boats racing came to be. It was a very fun day that is for sure
I did a lot of drills myself with Oscar while on active duty in the Navy. These pilot boats have a very unique recovery tactic.
Very nice. I spent 8 years in the Coast Guard, lived on a boat for several years and was the Captain of our fire department river rescue unit and I must say I've never seen a system like that, where the man overboard is recovered via the stern and the lift. Very interesting!
