Do you remember The Perfect Storm and watching all of those terrifying rescue scenes unfold?
I remember being terrified of ever stepping foot on a boat after that. While a boat is often a refuge for people – and even animals like this injured bear — it can definitely be a frightening place to find yourself in the middle of a storm.
Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to one French sailor making his way through the oceans around Alaska. Like this sea-faring family, Emmanuel Wattecamps-Etienne sails for pleasure, and was living the sailor’s life on his cozy boat moored off the Alaskan coast.
He was on board that boat when an enormous storm blew up, nearly swamping his craft, La Chimere, with 20-foot waves. He made a call out to the Coast Guard, and they were able to send a rescue ship his way.
But due to the violent nature of the storm, they weren’t able to make the rescue in the traditional way. Instead, Emmanuel had to make a daring jump — a true leap of faith — holding one particularly special passenger in his arms. Check out the footage of the frightening moment below.
And if you were impressed with his bravery in the face of disaster, please SHARE with all of the sea-faring folks in your life!
