Boat Capsizes with 4 Persons Onboard, US Coast Guard Rescue, Charleston SC, Full Video

In 1970 my best friend, his fiance' and myself sunk her father's sailboat in Charleston harbor. None of us had ANY sailing experience but claimed we did. Took the boat out of her parents private dock around noon and soon realized we could not direct the boat and were bobbing helplessly. Unbeknown to us the sailboat has a retractable rudder and it was raised. No cell phones then, no radio, no flotation devices. Several kids with small sunfish boards were soon circling us but unable to help. I typical afternoon storm rolled in and as we were drifting out into the harbor the boat began taking water. A trawler coming in saw us and threw us a line and we tied off as he began motoring in to safety. Unfortunately every time his bow went UP his stern went DOWN dragging our bow under water. The trawler could not hear us screaming and was battling the weather. By the time we got the line untied from the trawler we were swamped. Our sailboat sunk immediately and the 3 of us were swimming for our lives. We reached a small island in the harbor which submerges at high tide but was still enough solid grown for us as we swam to it. Within 20 minutes the island was about the size of a small SUV and we were panicked. Luckily the father and owner of the boat, a retired Army Colonel who taught at the Citadel, had gone to the pier of his boat club opposite the battery and witnessed his sailboat sinking. A huge Coast Guard cutter soon arrived and using a chair hoist plucked all 3 of us from the water. Upon arriving at the station we had nothing but the shorts and shirts we were wearing and the Colonel was there and NOT happy ! As soon as we returned to the Colonel's house on the harbor I got in my car and LEFT ! My best friend married the Colonel's daughter the next year and the sailboat was pulled up and salvaged..

Good thing all those beer cans sank when the boat capsized🤣

Too much caos and panic, captains poor lídership......

thanks you all at coast guard and them guys in the other boat..been out at sea before and you guys are awesome.god bless you all

Good thing You got a PLB (Personal Location Beacon/Epirb). I got one too. Congrats for surviving a faulty boat!

The boat left to swim ? He can become a hindrance to other ships.

What a 'salty' situation...

For all they knew, they were going to die from hypothermia or sharks, but "Oh, yeh, let's film it!" Idiots.

I can't believe how people lack humility in virtualy any situation. The man looking oldest of the bunch still films himself for future show off. Was he supposed to be the responsible for the others ? If such, I think he should be ashamed of himself, and not playing around like à toddler.

They're smiling now............

WAIT TILL YOU GET THE BILL!!!!!! LOL

My dream is to become a rescue swimmer! I personally feel like it's what I was made to do and saving people on their worst die is what I need to do.

Somebody needs to show the dumbass how to wear a life jacket.

What kind of Morons take a damaged boat on a ocean cruise?

these kids were drunk

now they are trying cover their ass saying something was wrong with the boat .just because they don't want to ruin their rich parents reputation.

What if the helicopter crashed hahha

What if you don't call them before you tip damn stranded

3:10 "see that turbulence they dont dont wanna fuck you up" how is there turbulence at 50 feet fromt the ground??????.