1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:09,810 I'm being to Joshua andrews . I am a 3 00:00:09,820 --> 00:00:11,931 low since mate at Coast Guard station 4 00:00:11,931 --> 00:00:13,930 Marathon . I drive votes and went 5 00:00:13,940 --> 00:00:16,107 underway . I'm a direct representative 6 00:00:16,107 --> 00:00:18,760 of our Oh , I see . So I'm in charge of 7 00:00:20,240 --> 00:00:22,296 Hi , I'm Betty circle bag . I manage 8 00:00:22,296 --> 00:00:24,407 the world renowned turtle hospital in 9 00:00:24,407 --> 00:00:26,573 the heart of the florida keys . And we 10 00:00:26,573 --> 00:00:28,684 rescue sea turtle . The U . S . Coast 11 00:00:28,684 --> 00:00:30,851 Guard are amazing partners . We have , 12 00:00:30,851 --> 00:00:32,962 you know , we're a rock in the middle 13 00:00:32,962 --> 00:00:35,184 of the ocean , Get a lot of sea turtles 14 00:00:35,184 --> 00:00:37,407 in trouble . We don't have boats to get 15 00:00:37,407 --> 00:00:39,462 out to them . So when we have voters 16 00:00:39,462 --> 00:00:38,800 out in the water and they see a sick 17 00:00:38,810 --> 00:00:41,600 turtle , they'll call us or the radio . 18 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:43,880 Actually the Coast Guard and they'll 19 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:45,980 respond . And if we get the call and 20 00:00:45,980 --> 00:00:48,147 it's a big turtle , well josh will get 21 00:00:48,147 --> 00:00:50,560 a call from me . He brings a lot of 22 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,616 muscle along . We take a big net and 23 00:00:52,616 --> 00:00:55,360 we're able to stoop . But without the 24 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,193 partnership of the Coast Guard , 25 00:00:57,193 --> 00:00:59,360 there's a lot of turtles that wouldn't 26 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,527 make their way into the turtle . Yes . 27 00:01:01,527 --> 00:01:03,638 So we'll have them come over and meet 28 00:01:03,638 --> 00:01:05,804 us at the station and we actually take 29 00:01:05,804 --> 00:01:07,860 them out on the boat with us because 30 00:01:07,860 --> 00:01:10,082 turtles are fairly big and they're very 31 00:01:10,082 --> 00:01:12,304 heavy and they don't know where to pick 32 00:01:12,304 --> 00:01:14,870 them up . Yes . So we need all the help 33 00:01:14,870 --> 00:01:18,630 we can get with the nets and then many 34 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,751 hands that we can get all this hurdle 35 00:01:20,751 --> 00:01:22,973 to get them up on the Coast Guard comes 36 00:01:22,973 --> 00:01:24,973 back , look at their station and we 37 00:01:24,973 --> 00:01:27,220 have a very cool ambulance and it is an 38 00:01:27,220 --> 00:01:29,442 ambulance . Just received turtles , the 39 00:01:29,442 --> 00:01:31,609 lights and all . So we'll come over in 40 00:01:31,609 --> 00:01:33,720 the ambulance where we'll load up the 41 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,831 turtles and bring it to the Don't you 42 00:01:35,831 --> 00:01:37,887 think Turtle Hospital ? Depending on 43 00:01:37,887 --> 00:01:37,680 the condition of the turtle , we see 44 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,902 some really 60 turtles and then there's 45 00:01:39,902 --> 00:01:41,847 some healthy turtles that just get 46 00:01:41,847 --> 00:01:44,013 tangled up in netting or in line . And 47 00:01:44,013 --> 00:01:46,236 when they're found quickly , we can get 48 00:01:46,236 --> 00:01:48,291 them out like months . Transport are 49 00:01:48,291 --> 00:01:50,347 turtles from the Coast Guard station 50 00:01:50,347 --> 00:01:52,458 back to the hospital and you're gonna 51 00:01:52,458 --> 00:01:54,569 find lots of different rescue gear in 52 00:01:54,569 --> 00:01:57,790 here . Mhm . We have a kayak and that's 53 00:01:57,790 --> 00:01:59,957 what we have an animal that's close to 54 00:01:59,957 --> 00:02:02,068 shore . We can pat well to retrieve . 55 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,696 We have a bin to put the turtle in . 56 00:02:04,696 --> 00:02:07,360 This is for a small turtle , those big 57 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,638 stretchers and I know josh is familiar . 58 00:02:09,640 --> 00:02:12,250 This is actually a sea turtle stretcher . 59 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,640 If you can believe it on , we set the 60 00:02:15,640 --> 00:02:17,760 very large turtles in . It has left . 61 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,207 Once we get a turtle in there , we can 62 00:02:21,207 --> 00:02:23,450 get lots of hands on to bring that . 63 00:02:24,340 --> 00:02:27,240 You are . I have been out Guard 64 00:02:27,250 --> 00:02:29,660 probably by most exciting rescue was a 65 00:02:29,670 --> 00:02:32,980 £600 leatherback sea turtle that was 66 00:02:32,980 --> 00:02:35,202 entangled and I had to get in the water 67 00:02:35,202 --> 00:02:38,070 to help where I had my flotation device 68 00:02:38,070 --> 00:02:41,170 on . Also these flippers can't swim as 69 00:02:41,170 --> 00:02:43,281 fast as a turtle , but they certainly 70 00:02:43,281 --> 00:02:45,392 help me to keep up a little bit and a 71 00:02:45,392 --> 00:02:47,503 snorkel , believe it or not , this is 72 00:02:47,503 --> 00:02:49,448 all part of sea turtle rescue gear 73 00:02:49,540 --> 00:02:52,930 actually goes and we drive it to the 74 00:02:52,930 --> 00:02:55,208 hospital where we have a real hospital , 75 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,496 just like people hospital . But it's 76 00:02:57,496 --> 00:02:59,607 for sea turtles . We take them in and 77 00:02:59,607 --> 00:03:02,320 we start shaking X rays like fun . So 78 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,440 we work with veterinarians Colonel 79 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,662 Better . My favorite thing to do in the 80 00:03:06,662 --> 00:03:08,884 Coast Guard . I love helping people and 81 00:03:08,884 --> 00:03:10,560 also the sea turtles here .