Chuck Fleer (yellow coveralls), Taz Kai and their dog Sadie thank an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Ore., after the aircrew rescued them from their sailing vessel that took on water 130 miles off the Northern California coast, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011.

The Rescue Coordination Center in Alameda, Calif., deployed the Astoria crew due to the offshore distance required for the response combined with treacherous ocean conditions.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Humboldt Bay