20ft Wave Flips Stolen Boat, Sailors Go Overboard in Oregon (Video)

Although recently posted by the New York Post, the incident, it turns out, happened a few years back. It was February of 2023 when all this went down. And yet, the situation is still a sketchy one to witness. The wave handily topples the boat like a toy in a bathtub.

According to the US Coast Guard regarding the incident:

“On scene personnel communicated with the distressed mariner and learned that the vessel was taking on water. On scene conditions were reported to be 20-foot seas and extremely high windspeeds.

“The rescue swimmer, a student of the Advanced Helicopter Rescue School, was deployed to the water using a winch cable before swimming toward the vessel. As the swimmer made his approach, a breaking wave capsized the vessel. The mariner was ejected from the vessel as a result and suffered minor injuries.

“The swimmer proceeded to retrieve the mariner from the water and both were hoisted to the helicopter using a winch cable.”

After the rescue, the survivor was transferred to the hospital for minor injuries. As for the stolen boat element of the situation, no word on whether charges were pressed. Most likely, everyone was just happy to make it out of this sketchy scenario alive.

Kudos to the US Coast Guard for their service.