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- [Narrator] Members of the New York

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Air National Guards 106 Rescue Wing

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participated in a rescue mission that began on April 24.

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The mission was to render aid to crew members

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injured in an explosion onboard the motor vessel Tamar,

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a 635 foot long commercial cargo ship,

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approximately 1300 miles east of Cape Cod.

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Two crew members unfortunately died

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in injuries sustained in the accident,

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while another two critically injured men

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were treated by the New York Power Rescue Team

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who parachuted at night into the Atlantic Ocean

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and then made their way by air drop boats

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with medical supplies to the vessel

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to treat the wounded.

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Once stabilized, the injured men were airlifted

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by a Portuguese search and rescue helicopter

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from the Tamar to be hospitalized.

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One power rescue team accompanied

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the patients in transit

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while the rest of the team remained

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onboard the vessel which was rerouted

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from Gibraltar to Ponta Delgada in the Azores.

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The 106 Rescue Wing's unique skill set

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of being able to insert high level paramedic operators

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anywhere around the world under any conditions

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is a combat capability that can be cross-utilized

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for civil search and rescue.