orleans, 35,000 of those people were rescued by the u.s. coast guard. grabbed off roofs and out of rolling water and carried to safety. 2008, hurricane ike, the coast guard rescuing people in helicopter baskets to save people who tried to wait out the storm. 2017, hurricane maria, three people stranded on top of an overturned boat off the coast of puerto rico. here s the coast guard rescuing them from 115-mile-an-hour winds. 2017, hurricane harvey, this is the view out of the helicopter. they spot these guys stranded in the water and lower down these metal cages we ve seen them use in hurricane after hurricane. this guy practically hanging out of the helicopter as it lowers down. then he yanks them to safety. and he does it again and again and again. this is what the coast guard does, right? they dangle themselves out of
one in these cage-like harnesses. 2005, hurricane katrina, a catastrophe, a national disaster. but of the 60,000 people who were stranded all over new orleans, 35,000 of those people were rescued by the u.s. coast guard. grabbed off roofs and out of rolling water and carried to safety. 2008, hurricane ike, the coast guard rescuing people in helicopter baskets to save people who tried to wait out the storm. 2017, hurricane maria, three people stranded on top of an overturned boat off the coast of puerto rico. here s the coast guard rescuing them from 115-mile-an-hour winds. same year, 2017, hurricane harvey, this is the view out of the helicopter. flying over houston. they spot these guys stranded in the water and lower down these metal cages we ve seen them use in hurricane after hurricane. this guy practically hanging out of the helicopter as it lowers down. then he yanks them to safety.