1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,820 Welcome aboard the United States Coast 3 00:00:07,820 --> 00:00:10,180 Guard Station Saginaw River Michigan , 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,330 the Coast Guard Center of Ice Rescue 5 00:00:12,330 --> 00:00:15,050 Excellence here at Station Saginaw 6 00:00:15,050 --> 00:00:17,060 River . Our main job is performing 7 00:00:17,060 --> 00:00:19,227 search and rescue missions on both the 8 00:00:19,227 --> 00:00:21,850 open water and in the icy environments 9 00:00:21,850 --> 00:00:24,470 of Lake Huron , Saginaw River and 10 00:00:24,470 --> 00:00:28,460 Saginaw Bay . We're always on call 24 7 , 11 00:00:28,470 --> 00:00:30,530 waiting for the search and rescue or 12 00:00:30,530 --> 00:00:33,210 SAR alarm to go off to let us know that 13 00:00:33,210 --> 00:00:35,321 we need to go out there and save some 14 00:00:35,321 --> 00:00:37,530 lives . So come with me , check out 15 00:00:37,530 --> 00:00:39,586 some of the equipment that we use to 16 00:00:39,586 --> 00:00:41,290 perform ice rescue during the 17 00:00:41,290 --> 00:00:44,290 wintertime weather here in Michigan can 18 00:00:44,290 --> 00:00:45,890 oftentimes be dangerous and 19 00:00:45,890 --> 00:00:48,112 unpredictable , so we want to make sure 20 00:00:48,112 --> 00:00:50,223 that our Coast Guard rescue crews are 21 00:00:50,223 --> 00:00:52,800 properly outfitted for any situation at 22 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,022 all times . Some of the gear you see in 23 00:00:55,022 --> 00:00:57,230 front of us is what we use on both ice 24 00:00:57,230 --> 00:00:59,240 rescue missions and on open water 25 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,410 missions as well . We have our under 26 00:01:02,410 --> 00:01:04,660 way under layers that keep us nice and 27 00:01:04,660 --> 00:01:06,716 warm underneath are dry suit , which 28 00:01:06,716 --> 00:01:08,938 keeps water away from us . So if we end 29 00:01:08,938 --> 00:01:11,160 up in the water on accident or if a big 30 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,327 wave crashes over us , we're not going 31 00:01:13,327 --> 00:01:15,438 to get wet and we're not going to get 32 00:01:15,438 --> 00:01:17,549 very cold and get sick okay . We also 33 00:01:17,549 --> 00:01:19,650 have our PFD or personal flotation 34 00:01:19,650 --> 00:01:21,817 device , but you may know it as a life 35 00:01:21,817 --> 00:01:23,872 jacket . We use the same one is very 36 00:01:23,872 --> 00:01:25,928 similar to what you have on your own 37 00:01:25,928 --> 00:01:27,817 boat . Maybe we also have our ice 38 00:01:27,817 --> 00:01:29,928 rescue harness that allows us to keep 39 00:01:29,928 --> 00:01:31,983 ourselves safe and to help us rescue 40 00:01:31,983 --> 00:01:34,094 others out there on the ice . We have 41 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:36,317 gloves and hood to keep our fingers and 42 00:01:36,317 --> 00:01:38,372 our hands and our head warm . During 43 00:01:38,372 --> 00:01:40,372 those cold weather missions , uh we 44 00:01:40,372 --> 00:01:42,594 also have very thick boots that protect 45 00:01:42,594 --> 00:01:44,539 us not only from the cold but from 46 00:01:44,539 --> 00:01:46,539 large chunks of ice . And lastly my 47 00:01:46,539 --> 00:01:50,190 favorite , we have our boat crew 48 00:01:50,190 --> 00:01:52,301 helmet , which has everything from an 49 00:01:52,301 --> 00:01:54,440 integrated light system goggles and 50 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,551 night vision goggles . So that way we 51 00:01:56,551 --> 00:01:58,800 can see in the dark and help rescue 52 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,078 people during nighttime missions . Now , 53 00:02:01,078 --> 00:02:03,078 with all this cool gear , I'm gonna 54 00:02:03,078 --> 00:02:05,244 need someone's help to show it off for 55 00:02:05,244 --> 00:02:08,920 me . Hey , how's it going ? 56 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:11,870 Connor , thanks for volunteering . You 57 00:02:11,870 --> 00:02:13,759 look like you're ready to go on a 58 00:02:13,759 --> 00:02:15,926 search and rescue mission , but you're 59 00:02:15,926 --> 00:02:15,750 missing . One thing . You're super cool 60 00:02:15,750 --> 00:02:18,350 Coast Guard helmet . Mhm . 61 00:02:19,740 --> 00:02:22,090 Now we're ready . Now besides looking 62 00:02:22,090 --> 00:02:24,312 cool thing this equipment does for us , 63 00:02:24,312 --> 00:02:26,610 it keeps us safe and others safe so we 64 00:02:26,610 --> 00:02:28,721 can go out there and do our job as we 65 00:02:28,721 --> 00:02:31,990 need to do now , now that we're already , 66 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,000 let's go check out the airboat that 67 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,560 helps us rescue people on hard ice . 68 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,151 The airboat is an awesome addition to 69 00:02:40,151 --> 00:02:42,262 our stations inventory . It's powered 70 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:43,984 by three carbon fiber aircraft 71 00:02:43,984 --> 00:02:46,096 propellers that pushed the airboat at 72 00:02:46,096 --> 00:02:48,450 great speeds along hard ice , solid 73 00:02:48,450 --> 00:02:50,394 ground , and open water to get our 74 00:02:50,394 --> 00:02:52,600 rescuers out to the scene of rescue a 75 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,540 lot quicker . Now the winter 76 00:02:56,540 --> 00:02:58,873 is past and all the ice has melted away . 77 00:02:58,873 --> 00:03:00,929 We're actually gonna be using our to 78 00:03:00,929 --> 00:03:03,096 normal boats perform search and rescue 79 00:03:03,096 --> 00:03:05,373 missions here in our area of operation . 80 00:03:05,373 --> 00:03:07,820 Those two boats that we have are the 24 81 00:03:07,820 --> 00:03:11,810 ft and 45 . 82 00:03:11,820 --> 00:03:13,876 Do you hear that ? That's our search 83 00:03:13,876 --> 00:03:15,764 and rescue sar alarm . That means 84 00:03:15,764 --> 00:03:17,820 someone needs help and we have to go 85 00:03:17,820 --> 00:03:20,380 save them . Let's go . We have a report 86 00:03:20,380 --> 00:03:22,380 of three persons in the dog and the 87 00:03:22,380 --> 00:03:24,380 water . One nautical miles north of 88 00:03:24,380 --> 00:03:26,491 Channel Island . Engineer fire up the 89 00:03:26,491 --> 00:03:28,713 boat . Before we head out on our search 90 00:03:28,713 --> 00:03:30,769 and rescue mission , we have to make 91 00:03:30,769 --> 00:03:32,991 sure that we've got the right equipment 92 00:03:32,991 --> 00:03:32,930 on to keep us safe . And it's actually 93 00:03:32,930 --> 00:03:35,152 some of the same equipment that you can 94 00:03:35,152 --> 00:03:37,263 use on your own boat to keep you safe 95 00:03:37,263 --> 00:03:39,486 as well . We have our life jacket or as 96 00:03:39,486 --> 00:03:41,374 we call it , a personal flotation 97 00:03:41,374 --> 00:03:43,319 device . Besides keeping this as a 98 00:03:43,319 --> 00:03:45,430 float in the water if we were to fall 99 00:03:45,430 --> 00:03:47,597 in , it has some other equipment on it 100 00:03:47,597 --> 00:03:49,597 that can keep us and you safe in an 101 00:03:49,597 --> 00:03:51,763 emergency , we have a homing beacon or 102 00:03:51,763 --> 00:03:53,708 as we call it , a personal locator 103 00:03:53,708 --> 00:03:55,874 beacon that sends a signal to a rescue 104 00:03:55,874 --> 00:03:58,097 satellite to send out rescue crews like 105 00:03:58,097 --> 00:03:59,986 ours to come get you if you're in 106 00:03:59,986 --> 00:04:02,152 danger . We also have some more common 107 00:04:02,152 --> 00:04:04,940 items , like a strobe light that's can 108 00:04:04,940 --> 00:04:07,273 signal for help at night if you need it . 109 00:04:07,273 --> 00:04:11,140 Or a whistle that you can blow 110 00:04:11,140 --> 00:04:13,510 on and you can signal for help audibly . 111 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,860 Now that we've got our equipment ready . 112 00:04:15,870 --> 00:04:18,460 Let's rock and roll . 113 00:04:23,840 --> 00:04:27,770 Mhm . This week looks like the boat 114 00:04:27,780 --> 00:04:29,891 and the crew are ready for our search 115 00:04:29,891 --> 00:04:32,058 and rescue mission . So we're going to 116 00:04:32,058 --> 00:04:34,280 take off now . Thanks again for joining 117 00:04:34,280 --> 00:04:36,280 us at U . S . Coast Guard Station . 118 00:04:36,280 --> 00:04:38,447 Saginaw River Michigan , stay safe and 119 00:04:38,447 --> 00:04:39,891 we'll see you next time , 120 00:04:42,940 --> 00:04:50,140 Way 121 00:04:50,150 --> 00:04:53,080 back . Remember about four or 573 122 00:04:53,090 --> 00:05:00,250 way