October 16, 1956 : Pan American World Airways Boeing 377 Stratocruiser “Sovereign of the Skies” is past the point of no return over the Pacific Ocean on her route from Hawaii to San Francisco. Engine #1 has failed, and engine #4 begins to backfire.
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Captain Richard Ogg radios a message, “Pan Am 90943 Flight 6 declaring an emergency over the Pacific”
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Who answers this call? The US Coast Guard cutter Ponchartrain stationed hours away in the vast Pacific Ocean. The aircraft continued to fly during the night to deplete fuel and meet up with the cutter.
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The cutters log reflects the following... “The plane has ditched into the Pacific Ocean. Have four rafts in the water. All possible rescue gear. The plane broke off at the tail. There are survivors. The aircraft is sinking.”
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ALL PASSENGERS and CREW SURVIVED the impact, and were rescued and returned to shore by the crew of the US Coast Guard cutter Ponchartrain.
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The US Coast Guard filmed the rescue. Watch on YouTube : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HcekzTTadJ0
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