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R/V Atlantis crew members rescuing an acutely seasick person on a sailboat.

R/V Atlantis crew members rescuing an acutely seasick person on a sailboat.
R/V Atlantis crew members rescuing an acutely seasick person on a sailboat.
R/V Atlantis crew members rescuing an acutely seasick person on a sailboat.
R/V Atlantis crew members rescuing an acutely seasick person on a sailboat.
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Wills, Lance E.
R/V Atlantis crew members rescuing an acutely seasick person on a sailboat.
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03/27/2016
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Personnel transfers on the open ocean are rarely easy, so when a request comes for one it's usually serious. The Coast Guard received notice recently of a sick crewmember on board a private sailboat in the West Atlantic and examined their options: a helicopter evacuation or a transfer to a nearby cargo vessel were deemed too risky. That left R/V Atlantis and its skilled crew as the Coast Guard's (and the ill sailor's) best bet. Atlantis diverted from its course after the Popping Rocks 2016 cruise and sent a small boat to bring the crewmember on board for treatment and transport to shore.
Photo by Lance Wills
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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