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U.S. Coast Guard in San Francisco Practices - Rescues on the Bay

A United States Coast Guard Dolphin helicopter patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge last month.

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Yesterday, Sector San Francisco invited a few folks over to get a closer look at what it takes to keep people from dying on the bay. Take a look the video from KTVU Channel 2.

Click on to see photos from the day. Don’t forget to hop over and take a gander at what Telstar Logistics saw.

The Hawksbill:

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The awesome power of a fully operational mothership:
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Semper Paratus
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3 Responses to “U.S. Coast Guard in San Francisco Practices - Rescues on the Bay”

  1. Agnostic Says:
    March 30th, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    Eurocopter Dauphin.
    Yer welcome.

  2. sfcitizen Says:
    March 30th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    Call it what you will. Some people on this side of the pond call them dolphins.

    Thusly:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HH-65_Dolphin

  3. fred Says:
    March 30th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    amazing pics Jim!

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