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Any idea if they were able to recover the balloon? Id hate to see it left out there to rot and pollute the landscape

From the description regarding top cover: "If the medical scenario is dire and we are still hours away they can dispatch their SAR Techs via parachute to the boat to begin medical intervention." These guys paradrop onto a ship moving in the ocean? That is actually insane

Question: who will pay this evac cost? The patient, or the health insurance company?

Do they sedate patients before the ride up?

Why would you need a c130 flying top cover for a hoist job?

Very cool mission, thanks for sharing yet again! - For information on the incident, search for "British balloonists’ transatlantic quest thwarted" and you'll find articles about it. From one of the articles: "If their mission had been successful, Deborah Scholes would have been the first woman to captain a balloon across the Atlantic and Mike Scholes the first registered blind person to crew." - You may see this endeavour many different ways, but humans have always pushed the boundaries of what is possible, facilitating a lot of progress and discovery, even if some of these adventures seem to be less directly useful for anything than others. But then again, we don't know the whole story of sponsorships and tech development they possibly carried along. - Finally, according to the article, they seemed to have made the responsible decision to abort the mission over land at the first sign of (still unknown) trouble.

An Amazing Video. The flight crew were well beyond FANTASTIC.

Amazing to see the long format with audio. Thank you all for your incredibly important service.

Your video made it into the news: ruclips.net/user/shortslRcd0MgAXBY?si=-oE8Q8x_HbQLRgG2

37:20 you can also see the plane that accompanied you, awesome!

As a SR-71 pilot and ex-navy seal i would just like to check in on this comment section too.

That’s rad, thanks for sharing. I worked aboard a cruise ship, the Norwegian sky, and I don’t remember that ever happening, although people did die occasionally. I myself had to visit the hospital on board and people sometimes don’t realize these are essentially floating cities. They have almost everything you need a board. I can’t imagine what this costs though.

The tether line "donut" is a really cool knot / assembly. Would you please do a quick vid sometime on how you build that knot donut? Awesome rescue!!

That was really fascinating, thanks for posting! I'm curious to know how much that repatriation cost and who pays for it. Is the ship owner charged?

Awesome video thanks for sharing! Couple of questions... why do the ships radars have to be stopped/stop rotating?? And why not use the larger space on the bow? Edit: scrap question about use of bow. I saw your answer about midship being more stable 👍🏻

NOT repetitive at all. They keep getting better! I get to do an amazing job vicariously through you guy! Keep up the strong work

Great videos!! Can you make video showing how you make the tag line coil?

This is absolutely incredible! Proud to be Canadian 🇨🇦thank you for your service!

Approximately how long does it take to refuel in a situation like this?

Excellent !!! Thank you for sharing !

Are those cameras facing the two pilot positions on the glareshield?

This is awesome! Thanks for a great video, can't wait for the hangar videos!

This heli is amazing.. I'm blown away just by the moving waypoints haha. Great content and thank you for doing all you do!

Fine video man!

I'd imagine a two wheel taxi is a little more sketchy in the Corm than a Chinook, but it's an effective method of taxing. We use it to back up into tight spaces, though you have to be cautious to not toss stuff when you're throwing down that much wind.

At 29:34, the tech reached up and pulled out what I've all along been assuming is a safety pin. Why would he have done that, given he was 100' over cold ocean? Wouldn't that best be left for a few seconds before being on the boat?

What would be involved in refueling from the C130 that's overhead if both it and you were equipped for it? No doubt "a lot", but I'm curious as to the pros and cons of that type of operation.

Hi from Belgium. The top cover is a standard procedure, everytime ? Very interesting things. Not somethings we see there in North Sea SAR with our NH-90

Very Well done, you guys are pros. I notice your feet are not on the pedals at times ,Is the heli using auto pilot and moving at the same speed as ship and moving left and right ? Cheers

I enjoy the longer videos!

Just discovered this site....you guys are amazing! To think that you do this on a regular basis is even more amazing. Thank you for your service and as much as I would love to see yall I hope I never have to lol

The videos just keep getting better! You guys don't get paid enough for everything you do! As a volunteer with sar, I love hearing 103 squadron is on the way

These videos are awesome, very educational and also just super cool! I begin winchman training with UK SAR next week and find these videos highly motivating and interesting. Thank you for posting.

a pretty niche video Well done guys 👍

At first I thought that this was going to be a rather small fishing vessel, at least it seemed that way far out. Then you go closer and had a person on deck to compare it to. While the ship is far from the largest, it sure is a hell of a lot bigger than any small ship would be.😅 Edit: Cool to see the bundled guide line (if that’s what it’s called) from up close. It looks like it’s all tied up in those slipping knots, which is pretty satisfying to see go loose. Although a lot of work to get it all properly tied back up!

Hihi, the QM2 slowly appearing and continuing to appear while the stern is long passed, reminded me of the spaceship "Spaceballs 1" being introduced, just the other way round: appearing from behind the camera and seemingly never ending.

Amazing! 🙏

Best one yet. I agree with all the other comments. Pretty tough rescue for the FE, to say the least. Kudos to him.

One of the greatest I´ve ever seen. Was no easy task but you guys nailed it. Thanks Matt for the video

Great video, the audio really ties it all together. Thanks for taking the time to put these together!

it's really disorienting watching the ship rapidly approach the helo while it rides a swell, makes it seem like you've dropped 50 feet! Is that effect better or worse in person? edit: I also just gotta say I love the overhead camera view. 10/10

Amazing work to you and crew, love this format and hearing the comms and process. Can't wait to see the next video. A few questions: 1. Why not use the bow? At first glance seems like much more open space? 2. What was the "caution" audio alert for each time the helicopter approached? Thanks for all you do

You guys use piddle packs I assume? Great job btw and an excellent video.

Amazing. Incredible skill and airmanship from everyone involved. Thank you for sharing what's probably a normal day to you :P

Thank you for uploading the file. It is greatly appreciated!

Very nice video!!

Wow ! amazing work, i was wondering about a night search that was done near Botwood and Northern Arm in late 2024 looking for someone in the water, i had to go outside and watch, the noise was intense from being so low and it lasted for a while and no one was found in the water, do you have any video of the that search and Thanks for all you do

Big day, well done guys, the swell is deceiving, it’s like you have to pick your time very carefully, snatching the hoist, no wonder the FE was feeling the load. Top cover is very reassuring in these conditions Best wishes

How come the pilots were wearing olive green, prior to the hot refuel, and afterwards were wearing orange?

Just like being there but without the wind, motion, cold and exposure. Well coordinated mission. Thanks for taking me along.