Steve Torpey

And the first aircraft landed and there was an ambulance waiting as well.

And that was surprising.

I didn't expect that.

And I didn't know why it was there.

We were guessing.

Yeah, that didn't make any sense.

Then we heard that their flight mechanic

was part of the crew had passed out from heat exhaustion and was being transferred to the ambulance because he was

unconscious and needed medical care.

And that also just added to the anticipation that this is not going to be an easy night.

What other details did they give you about the conditions out there?

So the pilot, Bill Addicks, was talking to me on the radio.

So we didn't talk face to face.

I was already in my helicopter and he was just shutting his helicopter down.

And he told us that he had worked for several hours and it was really tough conditions.

The waves were enormous.

I just remember hearing the exhaustion in his voice and the concern he had for me and our crew, knowing what he had just gone through.

And then it was my turn to go out and see what I can do.

Well, we're all wearing dry suits.

So he's in a dry suit in an aircraft, even though he's got his head out into the winds, that's just ripping.