Raising the bar in a single hoist Cadets redesign modern helicopter rescue basket
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole Foguth 22 May 2018 13:02 UTC
Coast Guard Academy Mechanical Engineering cadets test out their rescue basket design at a local simulator facility, April 18, 2018 © Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole Foguth
Coast Guard Academy Mechanical Engineering cadets have been prototyping a new and improved rescue basket, which could revolutionize the way the Coast Guard conducts search and rescue missions onboard the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters.
First Class Cadets Christian Breviario, Riely Brande, Benjamin Crutchfield, Nolan Richerson and Spencer Smith spent the last year working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center to improve upon the current rescue basket design, after receiving input from search and rescue operators in the fleet.
"In 2009, the Research and Development Center conducted an internal Coast Guard study," said M.J. Lewandowski, a research project manager for the RDC. "The study noted that the Coast Guard's ability to respond to mass rescue incidents was and still is somewhat limited in the methods available to remove large numbers of people from a hazardous marine situation quickly and safely."
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