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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In New Orleans, a Coast Guard helicopter piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Charles Mayes rescued three shivering pipeline crewmen from icy Lake Ponchartrain after their crewboat sank near shore. The pilot dodged two approaching trains to land and pick them up, then flew them to a hospital.
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NEW ORLEANS, La., (AP) A helicopter pilot had to dodge two trains in picking up three shivering pipeline crewmen last night from icy Lake Ponchartrain.
Lt. Cmdr. Charles Mayes had set his Coast Guard helicopter down on the only firm spot near the beach -- between the double tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Two trains approached from opposite directions. Mayes went aloft until the trains passed, then returned to pick up the men and take them to a hospital.
The crewmen swam ashore to summon help after their crewboat began sinking.
The crewboat was less than a mile from shore on a return trip from a pipeline laying site across the 25-mile-wide lake
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Lake Ponchartrain
Event Date
Last Night
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three crewmen shivering, taken to hospital; crewboat sinking
Event Details
Coast Guard helicopter piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Charles Mayes landed between railroad tracks on icy Lake Ponchartrain beach to rescue three pipeline crewmen whose crewboat sank less than a mile from shore during return from pipeline site. Pilot dodged two approaching trains from opposite directions by going aloft temporarily, then picked up the men who had swam ashore for help and flew them to hospital.