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VANCOUVER -- Two Taiwanese deckhands were in a Vancouver hospital Wednesday night after Canadian air force crews plucked them from their rocking ship off the coast of B.C.
Four search and rescue techinicians from 19 Wing Comox were air-dropped onto the ship after the crew of the Grand Glory radioed for help.
Their freighter had been hit by a large wave near the Queen Charlotte islands earlier in the day and the crew realized they needed medical attention.
"The cargo ship was over 600 feet long, bouncing around when we arrived,'' said search technician Master Cpl. Billy Ternes, in a statement from 19 Wing.
"We were battling gale force winds, limited visibility and large swells when we hoisted to the deck.''
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VANCOUVER -- Two Taiwanese deckhands were in a Vancouver hospital Wednesday night after Canadian air force crews plucked them from their rocking ship off the coast of B.C.
Four search and rescue techinicians from 19 Wing Comox were air-dropped onto the ship after the crew of the Grand Glory radioed for help.
Their freighter had been hit by a large wave near the Queen Charlotte islands earlier in the day and the crew realized they needed medical attention.
"The cargo ship was over 600 feet long, bouncing around when we arrived,'' said search technician Master Cpl. Billy Ternes, in a statement from 19 Wing.
"We were battling gale force winds, limited visibility and large swells when we hoisted to the deck.''
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