Tempestade no Atlântico Cinco aviões, três navios mercantes, um navio hospital e uma corveta. Foram estes os meios que permitiram salvar das águas agitadas do Atlântico 12 tripulantes de cinco veleiros. Uma menina de seis anos, depois de resgatada, não sobreviveu. Madrugada de 6 de maio, quarta-feira. Uma violenta tempestade toma de assalto cinco veleiros que cruzavam o Atlântico Norte em direção à Europa, 500 milhas a sul do arquipélago dos Açores. Ventos a rondar os 90 quilómetros por hora e vagas de 10 metros. Depressão cavada. Os pedidos de auxílio começaram a chegar ao Centro de Busca e Salvamento Marítimo de Ponta Delgada, que, em articulação com o Centro de Coordenação de Busca e Salvamento Aéreo das Lajes, lança uma megaoperação de busca e salvamento que começou às 02h do dia 6, quarta-feira, até às 12h25 desta quinta-feira, 7 de maio. Revela a Marinha em comunicado que o primeiro resgate terá ocorrido pelas 18h de quarta-feira. O helicóptero EH-101 da Força Aérea Portuguesa seguiu ao encontro de quatro tripulantes, com idades compreendidas entre os 40 e os 60 anos, que seguiam a bordo do Kolibri, um veleiro de bandeira norueguesa com o mastro partido e sem comunicações. Foram levados para a Horta. Sãos e salvos. Uma hora depois, os dois tripulantes, de 50 anos e de nacionalidade Sérvia, que seguiam no “Manca 3”, com bandeira dos EUA mas “sem capacidade de governo”, eram também resgatados, neste caso pelo navio mercante “Archangelos Gabriel”, dirigindo-se para Malta. Por esta altura (19h de quarta-feira, dia 6), também estariam a subir a bordo do navio mercante com destino a Nova Iorque, o Cafer Dede, os dois tripulantes de 45 e 56 anos, de nacionalidade espanhola e italiana, do veleiro Gandul. O leme estava partido. Mas o pior ainda estava para vir. Pelas 02h do dia 7, deflagrou um pequeno incêndio a bordo do veleiro de bandeira Francesa, o Reves D’o, e os quatro tripulantes com idades compreendidas entre os 6 e os 37 anos, de nacionalidade francesa, acabaram por abandonar a embarcação, engolida pelas águas do oceano. Mãe e filho, que permaneciam numa balsa salva-vidas, foram resgatados pelo navio mercante Yuan Fu Star, de Hong Kong. Pai e filha, uma menina com seis anos, caíram à água e foram dados como desaparecidos. Um P-3C Cup+ da esquadra 601 recebe ordem para descolar. Missão: localizar os dois náufragos. Ao raiar do dia, duas horas depois de terem começado as buscas, localizam-nos. E lançam nas proximidades um “kit de sobrevivência” que lhes serviu de abrigo até à chegada, pelas 9h30, do navio hospital espanhol Esperanza del Mar. Mais de sete horas à deriva nas águas do Atlântico Norte acabariam por serem fatais para a criança. Informa ainda a Marinha que houve pedido de ajuda de um veleiro de bandeira sueca, o Missy 32, com dois tripulantes a bordo, que se encontrava em risco de virar. Depois de terem contactado o navio hospital espanhol, dispensaram assistência e decidiram prosseguir viagem. Balanço final: 12 pessoas resgatadas. Uma vítima mortal a lamentar. Nesta missão, que durou cerca de 34 horas, estiveram envolvidas duas aeronaves C-295M, um P3 Orion e um helicóptero EH-101 Merlin da Força Aérea Portuguesa e uma aeronave C-130J da Guarda-Costeira norte-americana (nos Açores, no âmbito do exercício de busca e salvamento SAREX 15), bem como a corveta Jacinto Cândido. Ao final da tarde de quinta-feira, em comunicado, a Marinha veio “agradecer e enaltecer a extraordinária colaboração dos meios envolvidos nesta operação, que foi conduzida sob condições atmosféricas a todos os níveis extraordinariamente adversas”. Durante o ano passado, foram salvas 40 vidas nas 156 missões de busca e salvamento realizadas em conjunto pela Força Aérea e pela Marinha nos Açores. Palavras-chave Matéria extraída do site Expresso escrita por Carlos Abreu
Homens corajosos, dedicados aos duros treinamentos e com uma estabilidade mental impressionante. Parabéns aos bravos militares portugueses que salvaram essas pessoas. Saudações brasileiras a todos os portugueses.
There is a huge difference between being frightened and being in danger. Sometimes they are seen as the same. If you have a good tight vessel and a good crew, you should be able to take on just about anything the sea has to throw at you. Things change when the crew starts jumping off the vessel. From above the vessel does not seem to be in that much trouble. As others have said, she seems to be riding pretty well. Panic is contagious and my guess is that is what happened here. It would not be the first time a panicked crew member took over the boat. This was a shame.
Sí señor !!…. ahí está Portugal con su grandeza de siempre !! … Felicitaciones a su Fuerza aérea ,por la ejecución tan perfecta de este salvamento !! ...
É impressionante o trabalho que vocês exercem no Oceano Atlantico, fazendo um trabalho de excelência, muitas vezes em condições terrivelmente inóspitas para salvamento de vidas. Meus parabéns.
Triste ver um veleiro de valor sentimental ser abandonado ... mais ainda e saber que as condições do mar eram ruins ... Se não for pelo ar e as forças Portugueses e te navegadores já estariam mortos ...
Parabéns para os abençoados anjos do MAR são verdadeiros heróis saudações BRASILEIRAS alorra Ilha de São Miguel mandem um forte abraço pra Débora Leão aí Brasil 💪🤙
God bless you and the others for your bravery and the great free work. You all do to save others. No grater gift then to save others risking your lives of. Others to live. Amen and God bless. Rev
It seems to me that the crew are abandoning a perfectly working, floating boat. The jib is furled, the mainsail is lashed to the boom and warps are being trailed to slow her down under bare poles. It amazes me how many people go to sea with the thought that they will always be rescued! My principle is that you should step up into a liferaft, not down. To call the rescue services out for this seems farcical and not justified. Fabulous rescue services available in this tricky bit of ocean, but to be rescued from a well working, good boat, then leave her floating as a hazard to shipping is almost criminal. The boat was found 6 months later on the west side of Atlantic, perfecly floating and safe, what proofs that she had no problems.
go read about this storm; several boats abandoned, a capsized cat broked and sunk, throwing to this waters a man and his 6 yo daughter. she died of hypothermia
Pedro Scharth Yes, it was a bad storm. But this boat was fine. Please enlighten me as to why the misfortunes of other vessels ad to the perceived problems on this one?
You never abandon a boat that is not sinking. The parachute anchor was working well and the boat looked capable in those conditions. The only doubt was the ability of the crew due to their ages? Such a shame. Great recovery work though.
Kolibri, Norwegian flag evidently a Swan 44, with four crew aboard between ages 45 to 56 recovered by a Portuguese EH-101 helicopter. Kolibri reportedly had suffered a capsize and two knockdowns and had no engine or communications when her crew abandoned her.
At the beginning of the movie - considering that the boat is fully operational - I thought that there was a sick person on board and he needed help from land ... Even at the end of the movie I thought that the skipper will stay on the boat ... Well - for this crew weather conditions were too difficult ... Recognition for the rescuers!
@@Andre-os7kj Não há nada como um milagre do edir macedo para ser tornar um fantasma contra ao mal, único que consegue derrubar o mal é certamente o Vigarista Macedo"
I've single handed my little 21 Foot Sailboat in this weather and enjoyed it. It has to do with knowing your boat, what it's capabilities are, and most important, knowing how to sail.
This I’m sure, they lived. When in doubt don’t go out. But after you do and you realize you’re screwed making a call is in order. Now they can read all the “real” captains tell them what to do if they were in charge. Arm chair quarterbacks.
The fear make you doing mistakes at sea , this boat is very strong and this weather can be handled by a good crew or even one person only . Now if this a medical evacuation it is understanble.
FIrst; Excellent job to the air crew! Second; This is ridiculous... but OK... was his boat... he could dispose of it as he wishes, especially if this video doesn't end in the hands of his insurance. P.S. I have looked at the video frames a few times and magnified a few of them... rig is fine (maybe a babystay has gone but it looks pretty much an halyard just forgotten loose), the rudder is still there and working fine (you can see it in some frame), the boat doesn't seems full of water but floating well... so it looks pretty much a case of exhaustion and panic, poorly balanced with sailing skills. And by the way... it is a sailboat in it's element.... whoever feel the need of an engine to control end steer it, maybe should stick to RIBs and powerboats, for the happiness of everyone, air rescue included
Bravo Forca A'erea Portuguesa !! Not sure what the circumstances are here to cause these folks to abandon this vessel, but clearly the rescuers are well trained !
It's always interesting to read the comments and try to gage the real sea experience that people that post here have. Having grown up in those waters I've seen a lot of incidents and have been caught in some interesting weather conditions. Baring a magic Crystal ball It's either the weather changing or a small mistake that will see you there. This crew did the right thing. Yes, I would not personally leave the vessel. But then again if I have hurt or non functional crew members for whatever reason, their life is paramount. Vessel has insurance. People just die. Ultimately it was the Skipper decision to make. The problem that most should not even be on the water is a different one. From my grandfather I learned that at the harbour all of you are Admirals, on the storm only very few of you are Captains. The Atlantic is very democratic. It cares nothing for grand statements. Be sure to use your sails wisely in a storm and trust the boat. Aim at the waves and batten down the hatches. We don't surf waves in Portuguese waters. Never ends well. The only course you should have is either out of the way of the storm or aiming at it. Fair winds to all. Bom trabalho e os meus cumprimentos á Força Aérea Portuguesa.
Velejadores de fim-de-semana, mal levanta vento pedem a fé. O Mar nem estava grande (máquina de lavar) um vaga larga aqui e ali. Mas quem esta metido na situação é que sabe como se aguenta.
Good rescue video. Note the following 1. The green dye marker is highly visible from the air at :17 seconds. 2. In comparison the white boat is very hard to see in the beginning of the video (0:22 - 0:44) (while the aircraft is searching) because the boat is white and there are many larger white streaks of foam on the seas and whitecaps everywhere.
The crew forgot that´s they are in a Sailboat. They are abandoning a perfectly Boat.. It seems to me the haven´t experience to sail is this weather condition.. If they up a Storm jib and a rised master sail they are safe and going everywhere they want.. Congrats for the Força aérea Portuguesa..
Whether you agree with the call to Abandon Ship or not you have to remember if the vessel is fully insured the crew / owner has nothing to lose. So it is easier to make that call right or wrong. When you are scared either for yourself or usually for someone else you make different decisions . I agree the boat looks ok and if you look back at say the 70’s Fastnet race more lost their lives by abandoning a floating vessel. If you believe it to be the right decision then however unwise when looking back it was the right decision for you. Just my half pennies worth.!
nesses casos o que acontece com o veleiro? E' largado a sua própria sorte ate' uma onda afunda-lo ou e' acompanhado por sinais de gPS para ser resgatado?
Swan or Grand Soleil. Either way, crazy to abandon it. Hope modern cruising boat fanboys noticed how it was still floating in these conditions. Bendies break before the crew, whereas here, the crew broke before the boat.
Everybody's a hero sitting at home watching a video. I don't know if they 'had' to leave this boat or not but those appear to be really large waves...some capable of rolling or even pitchpoling the boat, in which case the rig would be lost and structural integrity would be up for grabs. If a skipper made a choice to prioritize protecting lives, I'm cool with that. The insurance company probably is too. As stated below....good practice for the chopper crew. Would be nice to hear the whole story.
Impresionante la situacion descrita en el artículo que adjunta PEPITO499. Y realmente formidable la acción de los rescatistas. Felicitaciones y admiro su coraje.
Looking at this boat, I understood the crew are not new in this business: they have a drogue, sails are safe, so something is really wrong. I tried to understand, to avoid bad things myself. Looks to me they lost shrouds after kick-down. Am I correct? Look at 1:30 and 4:06. So, probably it was a good decision.
Good eye Malchugan. I don't see shrouds or a back stay in those clips either. As quick fix, the main halyard could've been used as a back stay and if they had a spin halyard, it could've been used for one of the shrouds. Would just need to baby it through the storm. Once calmer, a third line could've been rigged for the other shroud. But I have to say, those were some monster waves and with no jib to reef (no backstay), it was a ruff call. I personally would've rode it out, but since I wasn't there, easier said I'm sure.
Yeah, all the stays and shrouds are in place and looks quite steady in rough seas. Try 2:08 and further, also other places. Looks to me that its not hardware, but software. But you never know
The rescue operation is great. !! But if they leave the boat from the weather, they are embarrassed when they land. As a sailor, I was very upset about this abandon. Could someone really tell me why the craft was abandoned?
Unless the hull was compromised or there was a medical emergency how could this crew risk the lives of the brave men and women who answer their call for rescue? Regardless of how many times they may have rolled, or if they lost coms and even their mast. Ride out the storm. Jury rig a mast. I too don't understand the abandonment.
I agree with most people in here. the boat which is a Sparkman & Stephen Swan 38 by the way not a 44, looks sound and sailing well under bare poles. I don't have the facts they may have been exhausted or scared or perhaps in the forecast there was much worse to come iminently ???? I would not criticize them until knowing the facts. I sail single handed an almost identical boat myself, just a foot longer, also a Sparkman & Stephen, a Gecco 39 and they can take a lot of punishment. however, there may have been other reasons to abandon ship.
As pessoas que comentam que o resgate era desnecessário, sabiam das condições não aparentes do barco? E se o leme estiver inoperante ou se o barco está entrando água em quantidade não contornável?
Aviso. Es el vídeo del día en la zona, pero no es del rescate de la familia en cuestión. Leed lo que pasó ese día Una niña francesa fallece tras su rescate y el de su familia al hundirse su velero en Azores El buque hospital 'Esperanza del Mar', capitaneado por un gallego, recogió al padre y a la niña, que murió a bordo por la hipotermia - Los tripulantes de otros tres yates dañados se salvaron La alerta lanzada por cinco veleros que navegaban en aguas de las islas Azores, zarandeados por vientos de hasta 150 km/h y olas de 10 metros, ha tenido en jaque las últimas 48 horas a las fuerzas aéreas portuguesas. El amplio operativo de salvamento desplegado a 500 millas (900 km) al sur de este archipiélago, apoyado por un avión de la guardia costera norteamericana, logró rescatar a 12 tripulantes de diferentes nacionalidades, entre ellos, un español de 45 años. Pero la tragedia quiso cebarse con la familia francesa que realizaba en el catamarán Reves D'o la vuelta al mundo que soñaban finalizar en La Rochelle (Francia) el próximo septiembre. Horas después de que fuesen recuperados de las aguas, cuando se creían por fin a salvo de la infernal tempestad, el matrimonio lloraba la muerte de su hija de seis años cuando era atendida por los médicos del Esperanza del Mar, el buque hospital del Instituto Social de la Marina (ISM) que hace unos meses zarpó de Vigo después de una profunda revisión. El matrimonio formado por Claude y Sophie viajaba con sus dos hijos: Hugo, de 9 años, e Inés, de 6. María Martins, portavoz de la Marinha Portuguesa, confirmó ayer a LA OPINIÓN el desarrollo de los que consideró "fatales acontecimientos" surgidos en torno al salvamento de esta aventurera familia. Su llamada de auxilio se produjo al inicio de la madrugada de ayer y fue el último SOS de los cuatro recibidos en el Centro de Busca e Salvamento Marítimo de Ponta Delgada -la capital del archipiélago portugués- procedentes de embarcaciones deportivas que reportaban serios daños provocados por el mal tiempo (mástiles o timones rotos, sistemas de comunicaciones averiados...). Así que cuando arrancó la búsqueda del Reves D'o, afectado por un incendio, los helicópteros movilizados por la Fuerza Aérea Portuguesa (FAP) y barcos que surcaban la zona ya habían salvado la vida a ocho náufragos. La fatalidad mencionada por Martins comenzó a fraguarse desde el momento en que el mercante Yuan Fu Star, de bandera de Hong Kong, detectó en su radar al catamarán francés. Era de noche, los trenes de olas no daban tregua, pero logró acercarse lo suficiente a su posición como para tenerlo al alcance de la vista, según Martins. Y en ese instante, cuando el mercante preparaba los botes auxiliares para recoger a los cuatro tripulantes, el mar se tragó al Reves D'o. Por fortuna, la que no les acompañaría minutos después, antes de que se hundiese su barco, Sophie y Hugo se subieron a una balsa, y Claude e Inés pudieron lanzarse al agua con el chaleco salvavidas puesto. Las informaciones aportadas por las autoridades lusas no concretan si los tripulantes del Yuan Fu Star que rescataron a los ocupantes de la balsa llegaron a ver a los otros dos. Pero tras confirmar Sophie con su propio testimonio que su marido y su hija seguían en el mar, el dispositivo volvió inmediatamente a reforzarse por el mar y el aire. Todos los buques que se encontraban en la zona o próximos sabían de los náufragos desaparecidos y se ofrecieron a extremar la atención. Horas después, "los esfuerzos de este arriesgado despliegue", como enfatizaban desde la Marinha Portuguesa, volvió a dar resultado. Un avión de la FAP localizó al padre y a la hija flotando sobre las olas. Estaban vivos. Tras confirmar su posición les lanzaron desde el aire un kit de emergencia médica. Cerca navega el buque hospital capitaneado por el gallego Carlos García, quien ya había atendido la llamada de rescate de uno de los cinco veleros en apuros (el sueco Missy 32). Eran las 07.30 (hora española) cuando el Esperanza subió a bordo a Claude y su hija. Tras luchar contra la fuerza de la naturaleza, la niña debía afrontar otra batalla, la de mantener la vida. No pudo conseguirlo; su cuerpo sucumbió a tantas horas en el mar. Sobre la once de la mañana, la Marinha Portuguesa notificaba el fallecimiento de Inés "por la larga permanencia en el agua".
+Helmi This is in Finnish (boat was made in Finland) but google translator will help. translate.google.fi/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=fi&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fyle.fi%2Fuutiset%2Fmiehisto_hylkasi_purjeveneen__swan_on_seilannut_haamulaivana_jo_puoli_vuotta%2F8459030&edit-text=
I see so many comments of hard chair sailors, like "the boat is fine", "thei should never leave the dock", etc.... How do you know that this boat was fine? If they were taking in water, you're not gonna see it from the air. And what if they lost their rudder? You're not gonna see it from above a lot of times... don't judge that lightly. Going to a liferaft is a hazard as well, you only abandon ship before rescue if the ship itself is sinking faster then the rescue arrives.
Why did they all abandon ship? EDIT: Here is the story: Original in Norwegian: www.seilmagasinet.no/guttorm-guttormsen-forteller-historien/602891 Translated to english: translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seilmagasinet.no%2Fguttorm-guttormsen-forteller-historien%2F602891
Tempestade no Atlântico
Cinco aviões, três navios mercantes, um navio hospital e uma corveta. Foram estes os meios que permitiram salvar das águas agitadas do Atlântico 12 tripulantes de cinco veleiros. Uma menina de seis anos, depois de resgatada, não sobreviveu.
Madrugada de 6 de maio, quarta-feira. Uma violenta tempestade toma de assalto cinco veleiros que cruzavam o Atlântico Norte em direção à Europa, 500 milhas a sul do arquipélago dos Açores. Ventos a rondar os 90 quilómetros por hora e vagas de 10 metros. Depressão cavada.
Os pedidos de auxílio começaram a chegar ao Centro de Busca e Salvamento Marítimo de Ponta Delgada, que, em articulação com o Centro de Coordenação de Busca e Salvamento Aéreo das Lajes, lança uma megaoperação de busca e salvamento que começou às 02h do dia 6, quarta-feira, até às 12h25 desta quinta-feira, 7 de maio.
Revela a Marinha em comunicado que o primeiro resgate terá ocorrido pelas 18h de quarta-feira. O helicóptero EH-101 da Força Aérea Portuguesa seguiu ao encontro de quatro tripulantes, com idades compreendidas entre os 40 e os 60 anos, que seguiam a bordo do Kolibri, um veleiro de bandeira norueguesa com o mastro partido e sem comunicações. Foram levados para a Horta. Sãos e salvos.
Uma hora depois, os dois tripulantes, de 50 anos e de nacionalidade Sérvia, que seguiam no “Manca 3”, com bandeira dos EUA mas “sem capacidade de governo”, eram também resgatados, neste caso pelo navio mercante “Archangelos Gabriel”, dirigindo-se para Malta.
Por esta altura (19h de quarta-feira, dia 6), também estariam a subir a bordo do navio mercante com destino a Nova Iorque, o Cafer Dede, os dois tripulantes de 45 e 56 anos, de nacionalidade espanhola e italiana, do veleiro Gandul. O leme estava partido. Mas o pior ainda estava para vir.
Pelas 02h do dia 7, deflagrou um pequeno incêndio a bordo do veleiro de bandeira Francesa, o Reves D’o, e os quatro tripulantes com idades compreendidas entre os 6 e os 37 anos, de nacionalidade francesa, acabaram por abandonar a embarcação, engolida pelas águas do oceano. Mãe e filho, que permaneciam numa balsa salva-vidas, foram resgatados pelo navio mercante Yuan Fu Star, de Hong Kong. Pai e filha, uma menina com seis anos, caíram à água e foram dados como desaparecidos.
Um P-3C Cup+ da esquadra 601 recebe ordem para descolar. Missão: localizar os dois náufragos. Ao raiar do dia, duas horas depois de terem começado as buscas, localizam-nos. E lançam nas proximidades um “kit de sobrevivência” que lhes serviu de abrigo até à chegada, pelas 9h30, do navio hospital espanhol Esperanza del Mar. Mais de sete horas à deriva nas águas do Atlântico Norte acabariam por serem fatais para a criança.
Informa ainda a Marinha que houve pedido de ajuda de um veleiro de bandeira sueca, o Missy 32, com dois tripulantes a bordo, que se encontrava em risco de virar. Depois de terem contactado o navio hospital espanhol, dispensaram assistência e decidiram prosseguir viagem. Balanço final: 12 pessoas resgatadas. Uma vítima mortal a lamentar.
Nesta missão, que durou cerca de 34 horas, estiveram envolvidas duas aeronaves C-295M, um P3 Orion e um helicóptero EH-101 Merlin da Força Aérea Portuguesa e uma aeronave C-130J da Guarda-Costeira norte-americana (nos Açores, no âmbito do exercício de busca e salvamento SAREX 15), bem como a corveta Jacinto Cândido.
Ao final da tarde de quinta-feira, em comunicado, a Marinha veio “agradecer e enaltecer a extraordinária colaboração dos meios envolvidos nesta operação, que foi conduzida sob condições atmosféricas a todos os níveis extraordinariamente adversas”.
Durante o ano passado, foram salvas 40 vidas nas 156 missões de busca e salvamento realizadas em conjunto pela Força Aérea e pela Marinha nos Açores.
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Matéria extraída do site Expresso escrita por Carlos Abreu
What a crazy day !
That is a absolut crazy job !
Thanks for these rescue guys !
Homens corajosos, dedicados aos duros treinamentos e com uma estabilidade mental impressionante. Parabéns aos bravos militares portugueses que salvaram essas pessoas. Saudações brasileiras a todos os portugueses.
O preparo e treinamento é o segredo do sucesso na missão, parabéns pelo excelente trabalho, abraço de Caieiras SP Brasil
There is a huge difference between being frightened and being in danger. Sometimes they are seen as the same. If you have a good tight vessel and a good crew, you should be able to take on just about anything the sea has to throw at you. Things change when the crew starts jumping off the vessel. From above the vessel does not seem to be in that much trouble. As others have said, she seems to be riding pretty well. Panic is contagious and my guess is that is what happened here. It would not be the first time a panicked crew member took over the boat. This was a shame.
Sí señor !!…. ahí está Portugal con su grandeza de siempre !! … Felicitaciones a su Fuerza aérea ,por la ejecución tan perfecta de este salvamento !! ...
Parabéns á êsses IRMÃOS que arriscam suas vidas, para salvarem outras.
É impressionante o trabalho que vocês exercem no Oceano Atlantico, fazendo um trabalho de excelência, muitas vezes em condições terrivelmente inóspitas para salvamento de vidas. Meus parabéns.
Sensacional, parabéns aos profissionais da Força Aérea Portuguesa.
Leaving one of the best sailboats in the world.
Tres belle intervention amis Portugais, tres forts !!!!!
Congrats to Força Aérea Portuguesa for their good job!
(No comment on sailors, my respect)
Obrigado Força Aérea.
Por estar trabajando día a día con esperanzas e ilusiones.
Mil gracias por vuestro trabajo.
Parabéns a Força Aérea Portuguesa!!! Bravo!!!
PARABENS AOS HOMENS DA Força Aérea Portuguesa !!!
Triste ver um veleiro de valor sentimental ser abandonado ... mais ainda e saber que as condições do mar eram ruins ... Se não for pelo ar e as forças Portugueses e te navegadores já estariam mortos ...
Parabens á nossa Força Aerea Portuguesa
Parabéns para os abençoados anjos do MAR são verdadeiros heróis saudações BRASILEIRAS alorra Ilha de São Miguel mandem um forte abraço pra Débora Leão aí Brasil 💪🤙
Porque o salvamento?
God bless you and the others for your bravery and the great free work. You all do to save others. No grater gift then to save others risking your lives of. Others to live. Amen and God bless. Rev
It seems to me that the crew are abandoning a perfectly working, floating boat. The jib is furled, the mainsail is lashed to the boom and warps are being trailed to slow her down under bare poles. It amazes me how many people go to sea with the thought that they will always be rescued! My principle is that you should step up into a liferaft, not down. To call the rescue services out for this seems farcical and not justified.
Fabulous rescue services available in this tricky bit of ocean, but to be rescued from a well working, good boat, then leave her floating as a hazard to shipping is almost criminal.
The boat was found 6 months later on the west side of Atlantic, perfecly floating and safe, what proofs that she had no problems.
go read about this storm; several boats abandoned, a capsized cat broked and sunk, throwing to this waters a man and his 6 yo daughter. she died of hypothermia
Agreed the liferaft is the last resort.
Pedro Scharth Yes, it was a bad storm. But this boat was fine. Please enlighten me as to why the misfortunes of other vessels ad to the perceived problems on this one?
You never abandon a boat that is not sinking. The parachute anchor was working well and the boat looked capable in those conditions. The only doubt was the ability of the crew due to their ages? Such a shame. Great recovery work though.
they got knocked down twice wich resulted in damage to the rigging and loss of the life raft. Now imagine running out of fuel in such conditions.
Beware armchair/keyboard sailors below. Fantastic rescue job!!!! 👍👍
The sailboat was doing its job perfectly ... the only remedy too this conditions is to wait it out ... and don't allow panic onboard ...panic kills.
Parabéns por esta Missão.
Meus aplausos a todos que estiveram em prol deste resgate.
PARABÉNS A ESTA GRANDE EQUIPA . SEMPRE F. A. P.
Big respect & thank u for your service!
Nice to know there are teams like u, helping us sailors and every other Person if needed. Big, big respect!
Kolibri, Norwegian flag evidently a Swan 44, with four crew aboard between ages 45 to 56 recovered by a Portuguese EH-101 helicopter. Kolibri reportedly had suffered a capsize and two knockdowns and had no engine or communications when her crew abandoned her.
Still no reason to abandon,, it was still floating fine & looked in ok order. And Yes, I've been there.
@@andyb.1026 what a silly man you are Andy - you'd rather abandon this life in the next full capsize.
@@thomaskjeldsen1323 I suggest you read the first comment,, and perhaps even go to sea in a Yacht.. Have a fun day 🤗
Voces sao uns valentes ..
A sorte proteje os audazes ..
Obrigado 751
Wow true Hero's you guys are fantastic!
josie debeer Brasil lov
That’s bravery. These rescuers are genius. These are the ppl that should be making a million dollars a year.
Parabéns! bravos guerreiros.
Portugal tiene muy buena Fuerzas Armadas!!!!!
Boat looks in such a good condition that is sailing even without sail!
No matter what you say!!..Not in million years I abandon this beautiful boat, as long as she stays afloat!!⚓⚓⚓
Parabéns! Saudações de Turquia ! Deus esteja sempre com vocês !
At the beginning of the movie - considering that the boat is fully operational - I thought that there was a sick person on board and he needed help from land ... Even at the end of the movie I thought that the skipper will stay on the boat ... Well - for this crew weather conditions were too difficult ... Recognition for the rescuers!
....this is when fear takes over the senses..(great practice run for the rescue crew)
Answering old post....
Maybe you can't just call the rescue crew back if you decide to change your mind?
Absolute Heroes. Great rescue, in the most trying conditions.
Maybe lost the rudder or had a mechanical/structural impediment that caused them to abandon it. Agree with many folks here, the boat looks just fine.
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@@Andre-os7kj Não há nada como um milagre do edir macedo para ser tornar um fantasma contra ao mal, único que consegue derrubar o mal é certamente o Vigarista Macedo"
I've single handed my little 21 Foot Sailboat in this weather and enjoyed it. It has to do with knowing your boat, what it's capabilities are, and most important, knowing how to sail.
Parabéns a esses homens de grande coragem e cidadania, que Deus os proteja sempre
PORTUGAL THE BEST NAVY IN THE WORLD.........VIVA PORTUGAL Y SU ARMADA
putz , quem falou isso pra vc ?
May GOD bless and keep the rescuing team safe!🙏
This I’m sure, they lived. When in doubt don’t go out. But after you do and you realize you’re screwed making a call is in order. Now they can read all the “real” captains tell them what to do if they were in charge. Arm chair quarterbacks.
Gracias a todos los equipos de salvamento por su excelente trabajo.
The fear make you doing mistakes at sea , this boat is very strong and this weather can be handled by a good crew or even one person only .
Now if this a medical evacuation it is understanble.
Beautiful boat that was not foundering. Hope it was recovered. Congrats to helo crew for a job well done,
Salvamento maravilhoso, parabéns
bravo a la marine portugaise,je connais tres bien ces endroits au nord des acores du mois de dec jusqu a fevrier
Eu já enfrentei onda com o barco de 6metros mais aí é de arrepiar parabéns mil vezes
Looks like a combined 470 yrs sailing experience there!
The boat appears to be in perfect condition. I believe the crew was unable to navigate. I think there were very old people.
FIrst; Excellent job to the air crew!
Second; This is ridiculous... but OK... was his boat... he could dispose of it as he wishes, especially if this video doesn't end in the hands of his insurance.
P.S. I have looked at the video frames a few times and magnified a few of them... rig is fine (maybe a babystay has gone but it looks pretty much an halyard just forgotten loose), the rudder is still there and working fine (you can see it in some frame), the boat doesn't seems full of water but floating well... so it looks pretty much a case of exhaustion and panic, poorly balanced with sailing skills.
And by the way... it is a sailboat in it's element.... whoever feel the need of an engine to control end steer it, maybe should stick to RIBs and powerboats, for the happiness of everyone, air rescue included
Bravo Forca A'erea Portuguesa !! Not sure what the circumstances are here to cause these folks to abandon this vessel, but clearly the rescuers are well trained !
Anjos da vida. Vocês são os melhores. Melhor que os Marinheiros. 👏👏👏👏
They should have been heaving to, not going with the wind! Where is that beautifull boat? Stranded? Beiing a dangerous floating object now?
Been in that twice in a 32 foot sailboat . Drank some southern comfort , hung in and was fine .
It's always interesting to read the comments and try to gage the real sea experience that people that post here have. Having grown up in those waters I've seen a lot of incidents and have been caught in some interesting weather conditions. Baring a magic Crystal ball It's either the weather changing or a small mistake that will see you there. This crew did the right thing. Yes, I would not personally leave the vessel. But then again if I have hurt or non functional crew members for whatever reason, their life is paramount. Vessel has insurance. People just die.
Ultimately it was the Skipper decision to make. The problem that most should not even be on the water is a different one. From my grandfather I learned that at the harbour all of you are Admirals, on the storm only very few of you are Captains. The Atlantic is very democratic. It cares nothing for grand statements.
Be sure to use your sails wisely in a storm and trust the boat. Aim at the waves and batten down the hatches. We don't surf waves in Portuguese waters. Never ends well. The only course you should have is either out of the way of the storm or aiming at it.
Fair winds to all.
Bom trabalho e os meus cumprimentos á Força Aérea Portuguesa.
Thanks to this amazing rescue team.
Velejadores de fim-de-semana, mal levanta vento pedem a fé. O Mar nem estava grande (máquina de lavar) um vaga larga aqui e ali. Mas quem esta metido na situação é que sabe como se aguenta.
Good rescue video. Note the following
1. The green dye marker is highly visible from the air at :17 seconds.
2. In comparison the white boat is very hard to see in the beginning of the video (0:22 - 0:44) (while the aircraft is searching) because the boat is white and there are many larger white streaks of foam on the seas and whitecaps everywhere.
Right On !
roger!
Parabéns a equipe de resgate vocês são verdadeiros heróis
Esta de parabéns estes salvistas Deus que abençoe a todos vocês!!!
FUN FACT.......
they also abandoned a brand new *Porsche 911* off on the side of the road, when they tried 0-60mph and got SCARED!😧
The crew forgot that´s they are in a Sailboat. They are abandoning a perfectly Boat.. It seems to me the haven´t experience to sail is this weather condition.. If they up a Storm jib and a rised master sail they are safe and going everywhere they want.. Congrats for the Força aérea Portuguesa..
Heróis Portugueses...nossas raízes...lake de Fort-Ce. Brasil! D.R.A. Sl,33:12.
Great helicopter-crew! Respect! But why did theyre leave the boat?
Parabéns a marinha Portuguesa.
Heróis do mar. Fantástico.
Whether you agree with the call to Abandon Ship or not you have to remember if the vessel is fully insured the crew / owner has nothing to lose. So it is easier to make that call right or wrong. When you are scared either for yourself or usually for someone else you make different decisions . I agree the boat looks ok and if you look back at say the 70’s Fastnet race more lost their lives by abandoning a floating vessel. If you believe it to be the right decision then however unwise when looking back it was the right decision for you. Just my half pennies worth.!
nesses casos o que acontece com o veleiro? E' largado a sua própria sorte ate' uma onda afunda-lo ou e' acompanhado por sinais de gPS para ser resgatado?
There has to be more to this story. Does anyone know. Was it a medical emergency?
Swan or Grand Soleil. Either way, crazy to abandon it. Hope modern cruising boat fanboys noticed how it was still floating in these conditions. Bendies break before the crew, whereas here, the crew broke before the boat.
Anjos da Vida, mais bravos que o mar!!!
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Anjos da Vida, mais bravos que o mar!!!
homens corajosos.
valeu!!!
Everybody's a hero sitting at home watching a video. I don't know if they 'had' to leave this boat or not but those appear to be really large waves...some capable of rolling or even pitchpoling the boat, in which case the rig would be lost and structural integrity would be up for grabs. If a skipper made a choice to prioritize protecting lives, I'm cool with that. The insurance company probably is too. As stated below....good practice for the chopper crew. Would be nice to hear the whole story.
Ive been pitch-poled & never lost the mast
The Rescue was more dangerous than staying aboard.
Those waves would have swamped that SV is no time flat. She would have been tumbling.
parabéns pela coragem
Impresionante la situacion descrita en el artículo que adjunta PEPITO499. Y realmente formidable la acción de los rescatistas. Felicitaciones y admiro su coraje.
Um trabalho lindo. Parabéns
These people should never leave the dock. nothing that boat can't handle
Gracias sois unos héroes .
Parabéns a esses verdadeiros heróis !
Looking at this boat, I understood the crew are not new in this business: they have a drogue, sails are safe, so something is really wrong. I tried to understand, to avoid bad things myself. Looks to me they lost shrouds after kick-down. Am I correct? Look at 1:30 and 4:06. So, probably it was a good decision.
Good eye Malchugan. I don't see shrouds or a back stay in those clips either. As quick fix, the main halyard could've been used as a back stay and if they had a spin halyard, it could've been used for one of the shrouds. Would just need to baby it through the storm. Once calmer, a third line could've been rigged for the other shroud. But I have to say, those were some monster waves and with no jib to reef (no backstay), it was a ruff call. I personally would've rode it out, but since I wasn't there, easier said I'm sure.
Yeah, all the stays and shrouds are in place and looks quite steady in rough seas. Try 2:08 and further, also other places. Looks to me that its not hardware, but software. But you never know
Set sails and have fün!!🤙
Brasília-DF
Brazil
The rescue operation is great.
!! But if they leave the boat from the weather, they are embarrassed when they land.
As a sailor, I was very upset about this abandon.
Could someone really tell me why the craft was abandoned?
I think it was a broken mast and loss of comms.
the boat went mast down the night before, and they lost emergency raft,so decided safer to call rescue, and boat was insured.
Unless the hull was compromised or there was a medical emergency how could this crew risk the lives of the brave men and women who answer their call for rescue? Regardless of how many times they may have rolled, or if they lost coms and even their mast. Ride out the storm. Jury rig a mast. I too don't understand the abandonment.
@@espenbjerke1905 The rest of us pick up the tab with higher premiums.
s verdadeiros herois parabens para todos
I agree with most people in here. the boat which is a Sparkman & Stephen Swan 38 by the way not a 44, looks sound and sailing well under bare poles. I don't have the facts they may have been exhausted or scared or perhaps in the forecast there was much worse to come iminently ???? I would not criticize them until knowing the facts. I sail single handed an almost identical boat myself, just a foot longer, also a Sparkman & Stephen, a Gecco 39 and they can take a lot of punishment. however, there may have been other reasons to abandon ship.
Emocionante ver esses guerreiros
These guys are brave! Wow
Amazing how many expert sailors commenting. From the comfort of their house.
Shame on the crew abandoning such a fine vessel
Lovely sea 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
As pessoas que comentam que o resgate era desnecessário, sabiam das condições não aparentes do barco? E se o leme estiver inoperante ou se o barco está entrando água em quantidade não contornável?
Aviso. Es el vídeo del día en la zona, pero no es del rescate de la familia en cuestión.
Leed lo que pasó ese día
Una niña francesa fallece tras su rescate y el de su familia al hundirse su velero en Azores
El buque hospital 'Esperanza del Mar', capitaneado por un gallego, recogió al padre y a la niña, que murió a bordo por la hipotermia - Los tripulantes de otros tres yates dañados se salvaron
La alerta lanzada por cinco veleros que navegaban en aguas de las islas Azores, zarandeados por vientos de hasta 150 km/h y olas de 10 metros, ha tenido en jaque las últimas 48 horas a las fuerzas aéreas portuguesas. El amplio operativo de salvamento desplegado a 500 millas (900 km) al sur de este archipiélago, apoyado por un avión de la guardia costera norteamericana, logró rescatar a 12 tripulantes de diferentes nacionalidades, entre ellos, un español de 45 años. Pero la tragedia quiso cebarse con la familia francesa que realizaba en el catamarán Reves D'o la vuelta al mundo que soñaban finalizar en La Rochelle (Francia) el próximo septiembre. Horas después de que fuesen recuperados de las aguas, cuando se creían por fin a salvo de la infernal tempestad, el matrimonio lloraba la muerte de su hija de seis años cuando era atendida por los médicos del Esperanza del Mar, el buque hospital del Instituto Social de la Marina (ISM) que hace unos meses zarpó de Vigo después de una profunda revisión.
El matrimonio formado por Claude y Sophie viajaba con sus dos hijos: Hugo, de 9 años, e Inés, de 6. María Martins, portavoz de la Marinha Portuguesa, confirmó ayer a LA OPINIÓN el desarrollo de los que consideró "fatales acontecimientos" surgidos en torno al salvamento de esta aventurera familia. Su llamada de auxilio se produjo al inicio de la madrugada de ayer y fue el último SOS de los cuatro recibidos en el Centro de Busca e Salvamento Marítimo de Ponta Delgada -la capital del archipiélago portugués- procedentes de embarcaciones deportivas que reportaban serios daños provocados por el mal tiempo (mástiles o timones rotos, sistemas de comunicaciones averiados...). Así que cuando arrancó la búsqueda del Reves D'o, afectado por un incendio, los helicópteros movilizados por la Fuerza Aérea Portuguesa (FAP) y barcos que surcaban la zona ya habían salvado la vida a ocho náufragos.
La fatalidad mencionada por Martins comenzó a fraguarse desde el momento en que el mercante Yuan Fu Star, de bandera de Hong Kong, detectó en su radar al catamarán francés. Era de noche, los trenes de olas no daban tregua, pero logró acercarse lo suficiente a su posición como para tenerlo al alcance de la vista, según Martins. Y en ese instante, cuando el mercante preparaba los botes auxiliares para recoger a los cuatro tripulantes, el mar se tragó al Reves D'o.
Por fortuna, la que no les acompañaría minutos después, antes de que se hundiese su barco, Sophie y Hugo se subieron a una balsa, y Claude e Inés pudieron lanzarse al agua con el chaleco salvavidas puesto. Las informaciones aportadas por las autoridades lusas no concretan si los tripulantes del Yuan Fu Star que rescataron a los ocupantes de la balsa llegaron a ver a los otros dos. Pero tras confirmar Sophie con su propio testimonio que su marido y su hija seguían en el mar, el dispositivo volvió inmediatamente a reforzarse por el mar y el aire.
Todos los buques que se encontraban en la zona o próximos sabían de los náufragos desaparecidos y se ofrecieron a extremar la atención. Horas después, "los esfuerzos de este arriesgado despliegue", como enfatizaban desde la Marinha Portuguesa, volvió a dar resultado. Un avión de la FAP localizó al padre y a la hija flotando sobre las olas. Estaban vivos.
Tras confirmar su posición les lanzaron desde el aire un kit de emergencia médica. Cerca navega el buque hospital capitaneado por el gallego Carlos García, quien ya había atendido la llamada de rescate de uno de los cinco veleros en apuros (el sueco Missy 32). Eran las 07.30 (hora española) cuando el Esperanza subió a bordo a Claude y su hija. Tras luchar contra la fuerza de la naturaleza, la niña debía afrontar otra batalla, la de mantener la vida. No pudo conseguirlo; su cuerpo sucumbió a tantas horas en el mar. Sobre la once de la mañana, la Marinha Portuguesa notificaba el fallecimiento de Inés "por la larga permanencia en el agua".
Pepito499 La mejor crónica que he leído. Muchas gracias.
Pepito499
Sim claro e tudo graças a um barco hospital e à força aérea galega :)
Pepito499 increíble, gracias
PARABENS PARA ESSES HERÓIS!
Did the yacht have the Virus , Is that why they are jumping ship ?
Deus abençoe esses anjos!!!!!!!!
And after 6 months this boat is still floating and sailing the Atlantic as a ghost ship without its crew.
+Helmi This is in Finnish (boat was made in Finland) but google translator will help.
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What was their problem. Great boat with grat speed even with no sails up.
@@Rafu01 This wasn't Kolibri, didn't have the sign on her transom.
I see so many comments of hard chair sailors, like "the boat is fine", "thei should never leave the dock", etc....
How do you know that this boat was fine? If they were taking in water, you're not gonna see it from the air. And what if they lost their rudder? You're not gonna see it from above a lot of times... don't judge that lightly. Going to a liferaft is a hazard as well, you only abandon ship before rescue if the ship itself is sinking faster then the rescue arrives.
Parabéns pela coragem.
Why did they all abandon ship?
EDIT: Here is the story:
Original in Norwegian: www.seilmagasinet.no/guttorm-guttormsen-forteller-historien/602891
Translated to english: translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seilmagasinet.no%2Fguttorm-guttormsen-forteller-historien%2F602891