A video captured moments of anguish when terrified boaters had to jump into the water to save themselves when their luxury yacht caught fire off the coast of Mississippi.
The images were captured by a United States Coast Guard helicopter and filmed the dramatic rescue where seven people appear in the water with life jackets, as well as a dog, while waiting to be rescued.
You can see fire and smoke billowing from the yacht, which caught fire near the coastal city of Gulfport on 16 of May.
Here are the images of the burning yacht:
The footage begins with people on the luxury speedboat jumping into the water wearing life jackets as smoke rises from inside. Some are hanging from the anchor and others are already in the water.
A United States Coast Guard plane is seen flying overhead and its shadow can even be seen flying briefly as the fire spreads rapidly , finally turning the yacht into an inferno.
In a matter of minutes, the boat burns with huge flames that shoot out from the engine compartment as the plane flies overhead again leaving emergency life rafts for stranded people can climb.
They eventually make it to the rafts when a pleasure cruiser shows up that was likely responding to a call for help, and a short time later a Coast Guard boat comes to the rescue and begins the process of bringing the stranded people and the dog . to safety.
The video ends with the ship named Captain Pete giving its passengers a first-hand view of the dramatic rescue as the cold, wet survivors of the sinking ship are pulled out to a safe place on the coast guard ship.
Local media reported that all boaters were saved without injury and the cause of the fire was revealed to be a spark in the engine room.
The United States Coast Guard is the maritime security and search and rescue arm of the Armed Forces of the United States. nests.
It is one of the eight uniformed services in the country that is unique in having jurisdiction in both international and national waters.
It is also the largest Coast Guard world’s largest and most powerful nation with resources larger than most countries and navies.
It also has humanitarian and security services and also protects the borders of the United States and its economic and security interests abroad, including the protection of maritime lines of communication.
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