GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — A man boating Lake Michigan on Memorial Day was facing the possibility of going into the water as his ship sunk below the waves before a "daring" rescue effort brought him to safety.
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan says it received a call for help from a man sailing on Lake Michigan on Monday, saying his ship was going down. Crews from the Coast Guard's Grand Haven station and a helicopter from Traverse City responded.
The Coast Guard vessel made it to the sinking sail boat just in time. The man was found clinging to a railing at the aft of the ship. The bow of the ship, up to the main sail, was already under the water. The man was pulled aboard the Coast Guard ship moments before the rest of his boat slipped below the waves.
On Friday the Coast Guard released a 25 second video of the rescue. You can see the man swimming from his sailboat to the Coast Guard vessel, using a rope thrown by the service members to pull himself through the water faster.
The reported depth of Lake Michigan where the ship sank is 300 feet.
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