Gumby Suits

Chicago Tribune, the Coast Guard praised the 13 workers on the rig that exploded off the coast of Louisiana on Thursday to have the presence of mind to be Gumby suits. The 13 workers survived.

"These guys had the presence of mind, they used their training to enter these Gumby suits before entering the water.
We hear a lot of safety training and the importance of this because, beyond lower the platform, there are all water hazards such as hypothermia, "said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer John Edwards of.

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Coast Guard Helicopter Crash

Three of the four crew members who were on board a Coast Guard helicopter that crashed Wednesday morning near Seattle's dead.

The helicopter fell down near James Island off the coast of Washington. The announcement was made in Seattle, a representative from the Coast Guard District 13 at a press conference in the day. With fluctuations in voice, he said that they were currently in the recovery phase after its completion, the aircraft will be saved from the water.


One crew member on board the helicopter was quickly rescued and taken to the hospital, said the Coast Guard. This crew has a broken arm and leg, and some surface ruptures, but none of the injuries life-threatening, a spokesman for the Coast Guard said.

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