Coast Guard Rescue
In this U.S. Coast Guard video, an Air Station Houston HH-65C rescue helicopter crew completes one of the first rescues during Hurricane Ike.
Coast Guard Air Station Houston launched a HH-65C rescue helicopter and crew to airlift and transport approximately 22 to 50 people who had called authorities for help.
There had been warnings for residents to evacuate beforehand, and Chief Petty Officer Michael O’Berry was asked why they didn’t get out in time.
He said he believes these residents “didn’t understand, I guess, the strength of the storm. As it came about, they realized it’s a lot stronger than they may have anticipated.â€
U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Houston
Table of contents for Ike 2008
- High-Water Vehicles Key to Guard Response
- Coast Guard Rescue
- Facts From an Evacuee
- Air Force Controllers Manage Emergency Landing Sites
- Rescues Continue in Louisiana
- Hurricane Ike Photos
- Lion Survives Ike, 5 Humans, Too
- National Guard Helps 2,500 Ike Victims to Safety
- Ike Stats as of 9-17-2008
- Down But Never Out
- Many New Pics of Hurricane Ike
- Our Best: Sawing Wood Edition
Not all people that did not evacuate are idiots…many didn’t know-despite what media coverage is stating. Please read below…
We evacuated yesterday from Crystal Beach/Port Bolivar. We have heard multiple things and have seen one picture about our homes and etc. We received multiple texts regarding the people stranded on Seaside Lumber, Crystal Beach Baptist Church, Crenshaw School, and on Fort Travis. Is this accurate information?
We have been told through the grapevine that Crystal Beach, Bolivar, and Gilchrist is under water-inside houses that are even 12 to 14 feet off of the ground. Although, this may seem like a silly question, we need to know if the information is actually correct. There is so much about the Seawall and etc, but often our peninsula tends to be over looked (I think we just are forgotten sometimes)-so it is hard to accumulate accurate information. Could you please verify and please let us know where there might be some photos of our area?
It would be greatly appreciated. Any information would be helpful. I don’t think people know how many people actually do live on the Peninsula…many of us commute to Galveston to work.
Thank you.
One more thing…were the people stranded on the roofs in Crystal Beach and Bolivar rescued? These are our neighbors and we are very worried.
Although, we have heard repeatedly that there was significant warning, we didn’t have much. I teach at Ball High School on Galveston, Island and as of 3:30 on Wednesday, we believed we were still having classes 1/2 day on Thursday and out only on Friday. We were quite surprised to find out that we had to get out Thursday. This adds to our worry about our neighbors that could not or waited to late to leave. Many people don’t get back across the ferry from work until the evening…I didn’t get home that night until after 7 PM. When I checked my school email, is when I found out that Bolivar Peninsula was having a mandatory evacuation on Thursday…notice, I think not. We left so many things behind, because we weren’t provided with time…did we know that a hurricane might come our way, yes. But, it was said to be just a 2 or 1, and it may leave some water on the road…never did I see anything that stated our houses would be under water. Please do not think that we are idiots…we were NOT told…regardless of what media might be posting or stating.
Again, Thank you.
In the UK people are charged when they need to be rescued because of their stupidity. I would love to find out if our Coast Guard and local EMS will be billing all the stupid people in the Galviston area who decided they could ride out the storm. 37,000 is just simply a stupid number of people that possibly will need rescue.