"It's like something out of the movies. And that's real life for us." 🏊 U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers, or Aviation Survival Technicians (ASTs), deploy to respond in the most #extreme rescue situations on the high seas, on land or in the air. "This rate attracts really strong individuals who are willing to go fight for someone else to live," said Petty Officer 1st Class Graham McGinnis, an AST at Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay. Equally important to their role as #Helicopter Rescue Swimm

The Coast Guard rescued seven people in two separate search and rescue cases Tuesday off the Georgia coast. In the first rescue, three people were hoisted from a life raft about 60 miles east of Tybee Island by an Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and were safely transported to Charleston Executive Airport with no medical concerns. In the second rescue, a separate Air Station Savannah Dolphin aircrew hoisted four survivors at 5:18 a.m. after the fishing vessel, Jimmy & Charli

#NSBW Tip 6: Take a Safe Boating Course Taking a boater safety course can teach you valuable tips that can prevent accidents and save lives. During the course, you will learn the rules of the waterways and how to properly utilize the safety equipment onboard your vessel. Being a safe boater starts with education! 📚 #CGBoatingSafety2025 #NSBW #nationalsafeboatingweek #BSXW25 | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast